New York Yankees battle back to sweep the Boston Red Sox

The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox on Sunday night.  The game took place at

Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 9-7.  James Paxton started for the

Yankees and he didn't pitch well.  The Yankees bullpen did pitch well and Aaron Judge led the

offense with two hits and five RBI.  His two hits were both homeruns. 

Paxton pitched three innings giving up seven hits and five runs with three being earned.  He walked

none and struck out four.  Michael King pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up two hits and two runs with

four strikeouts, Adam Ottavino picked up his first win of the season pitching 1 1/3 innings and giving

up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts and Zack Britton saved his third game of the season pitching a

perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Austin Brice pitched an inning for the Red Sox as an opener and he gave up two walks and struck

out the side.  Matt Hall pitched two innings giving up four hits and five runs with two walks and two

strikeouts, Heath Hembree pitched two innings giving up a hit and a run with a strikeout and Marcus

Walden pitched two innings giving up two hits and a walk with a strikeout.  Matt Barnes took his

first loss of the season and his first blown save pitching an inning and giving up two hits and three

runs with a walk and a strikeout. 

DJ LeMahieu had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Judge had two hits, five RBI and drew a walk

and Giancarlo Stanton drew two walks.  Aaron Hicks drew a walk, Luke Voit had a hit and an RBI

and Gary Sanchez had a hit and an RBI.  Gio Urshela had three hits and an RBI, Mike Tauchman

drew a walk and Sanchez and Urshela each hit a double.  Judge hit two homeruns and the Yankees

were 3-6 with runners in scroing position and left six men on base.  Tauchman had a stolen base and

Andujar committed an error. 

Kevin Pillar had a hit, Rafael Devers had two hits and two RBI and J.D. Martinez had a hit. 

Xander Bogaerts had four hits and three RBI including two homeruns, Christian Vasquez had a hit

and an RBI, Kevin Plawecki had a hit and drew a walk and Martinez hit a double.  Pillar and

Bogaerts each hit a double and Bogaerts hit two homeruns.  Devers also hit a homerun and the Red

Sox were 3-7 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Peraza committed an error.

In the first Bogaerts hit a two-run homerun to give the Red Sox a 2-0 lead.  In the second Judge hit a

three-run homerun to give the Yankees a 3-2 lead.  In the third Devers hit an RBI single tying the

game at three.  Bogaerts hit an RBI single and Vasquez hit an RBI single to give the Red Sox a 5-3

lead.  In the bottom of the third Sanchez hit an RBI double and Urshela hit an RBI double tying the

game at five.  In the fifth Bogaerts hit a solo homerun to give the Red Sox back the lead at 6-5.

In the bottom of the fifth Voit hit a solo homerun to tie the game at six.  Devers hit a solo homerun

in the seventh to give Boston back the lead at 7-6.  In the bottom of the eighth LeMahieu hit an

RBI single to tie the game at seven and then Judge hit a two-run blast to break the tie, making it

9-7 Yankees and that would be the final score.  The Yankees finished off a three-game sweep and

will remain home to play the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night.  The Yankees have now won

six games in a row and have the best record in the majors at 7-1. 

The New York Yankees put up a stinker in loss to the Boston Red Sox

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 9-4.  Shane Greene started and was bad, the bullpen was ok and the offense hit a couple of homeruns. 

Greene pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up six hits and six runs with three walks and three strikeouts.  Greene lost his second game of the season.  Esmil Rogers pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up three hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout, Rich Hill pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit with two strikeouts and Adam Warren pitched two perfect innings with three strikeouts.  David Huff pitched an inning with a strikeout and Chaz Roe pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs with one of them being earned.  He walked two and struck out two. 

Joe Kelly won his third game of the season pitching 6 2/3 innings and giving up five hits and three runs.  He walked four and struck out six.  Tommy Layne pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a walk and striking out one and Koji Uehara pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with two strikeouts. 

Derek Jeter had a hit and an RBI, Mark Teixeira drew a walk and Carlos Beltran had a hit and drew a walk.  Brian McCann had two hits and an RBI, Martin Prado had two hits and an RBI and Chase Headley had a hit and drew two walks.  Francisco Cervelli had an RBI and drew a walk, Prado and McCann each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Cervelli had a passed ball. 

Mookie Betts had three hits and an RBI, David Ortiz drew a walk and Yoenis Cespedes had three hits and an RBI.  Mike Napoli had two RBI and drew two walks, Daniel Nava had two hits, three RBI and drew a walk and Xander Bogaerts had four hits and two RBI.  David Ross drew two walks, Cespedes and Bogaerts each hit a double, Cespedes hit a triple and Nava, Bogaerts and Betts each hit a homerun.  The Red Sox were 4-11 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.  Middlebrooks committed an error and Cespedes had an outfield assist. 

The Red Sox jumped right out to the lead in the first inning.  Cespedes had an RBI double and Napoli hit a sacrifice fly.  In the third Nava hit a three run homerun to make it 5-0 and Bogaerts hit a solo homerun to push the lead to 6-0.  In the third Prado hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 6-1.  Betts hit a solo homerun in the fourth to push the lead to 7-1.  In the fifth Cervelli had an RBI walk and Jeter had an RBI single.  Gardner with the bases loaded and two outs struck out and then was thrown out after arguing balls and strikes.  That was a huge moment in the game as it should of been a ball and a 3-2 count but it wasn't.  Napoli hit a sacrifice fly and Bogaerts hit an RBI single in the ninth and it was 9-3.  The Yankees added a run on a McCann solo homerun in the ninth to make it 9-4 and that was the final score.  The Yankees have now lost three games in a row.  The two teams will play game two of three on Wednesday night.