New York Yankees

The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox on Saturday afternoon.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 5-1.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and he pitched very well and the offense was led by Gary Sanchez and Chase Headley who each had three hits and Matt Holliday who had the biggest hit with a three-run homerun. 

Tanaka pitched seven innings giving up five hits and a run with two walks and three strikeouts.  Tanaka won his 11^th game of the season.  David Robertson pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Dellin Betances pitched an inning and struck out the side.  

Drew Pomeranz pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up eight hits and four runs with two walks and five strikeouts.  He lost his fifth game of the season.  Brandon Workman pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with two strikeouts, Fernando Abad pitched to two batters and retired them both and Austin Maddox pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Brett Gardner had a hit, Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit and Sanchez had three hits and an RBI. Didi Gregorius drew a walk, Headley had three hits and an RBI and Holliday had a hit and three RBI.  Greg Bird had a hit, Ronald Torreyes drew a walk and Ellsbury hit a triple.  Headley and Holliday each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 3-5 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. 

Eduardo Nunez had a hit, Andrew Benintendi had a hit and drew a walk and Mookie Betts had a hit and drew a walk.  Rafael Devers had a hit, Jackie Bradley Jr. had a hit and Tzu-Wei Lin had a hit.  Nunez hit a double and the Red Sox were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Devers was caught stealing and committed an error. 

In the second Headley hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the sixth a wild pitch tied the game at one.  In the bottom of the sixth Holliday hit a three-run homerun giving the Yankees a 4-1 lead.  In the seventh Sanchez hit an RBI single to push the lead to 5-1 and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees have won two of the first three games in the series.  The two teams will finish their four- game series on Sunday night and also their season series.  The Yankees are currently 4 ½ games back of the Red Sox for first in the AL East and lead the wild card.  They are 10-8 against the Red Sox so far this season.