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.