New York Yankees are roughed up by the Boston Red Sox

The New York Yankees were defeated by the Boston Red Sox on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 10-5.  Luis Severino started for the Yankees and he pitched poorly.  Gary Sanchez, Didi Gregorius and Chase Headley each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Severino lost his fifth game of the season pitching 4 1/3 innings and giving up eight hits and ten runs.  He gave up eight earned runs with two walks and four strikeouts.  Gio Gallegos pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up a hit and he struck out four and Bryan Mitchell pitched two innings giving up three hits. 

Drew Pomeranz won his 12^th game of the season pitching 6 2/3 innings giving up seven hits and three runs with two walks and five strikeouts.  Brandon Workman pitched 1 1/3 perfect innings and Robby Scott pitched an inning giving up two hits and two runs. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, Aaron Hicks drew a walk and Sanchez had two hits and two RBI.  Gregorius had two hits, Todd Frazier drew a walk and Headley had two hits and an RBI.  Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit and two RBI, Ronald Torreyes had a hit and Sanchez hit a double and a homerun, Headley and Ellsbury each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  T. Frazier committed an error and Gregorius committed an error.  Gardner had two outfield assists. 

Eduardo Nunez had a hit, Mookie Betts had two hits and two RBI and Andrew Benintendi had two hits and six RBI.  Hanley Ramirez had a hit, Mitch Moreland had two hits and Rafael Devers had two hits and two RBI.  Christian Vazquez had a hit and drew a walk, Jackie Bradley Jr. had a hit and drew a walk and Betts, Moreland and Devers each hit a double.  Benintendi hit two homeruns and the Red Sox were 4-11 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Pomeranz and Devers each committed an error. 

In the first Sanchez hit a two-run homerun to give the Yankees the lead.  In the third Betts hit a two-run single to tie the game at two.  Benintendi hit a three-run homerun to give the Bosox a 5-2 lead.  In the fourth Ellsbury hit an RBI ground out to cut the lead to 5-3.  In the fifth Benintendi hit a three-run homerun to extend the lead to 8-3.  Devers hit a two-run double to push the lead to 10-3.  In the ninth Headley and Ellsbury each hit a solo homerun to cut the lead to 10-5 and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play the rubber game of the three game series on Sunday night.