These two teams just keep trading blows, literally as the Red Sox sailed over the yankees 11-0 on Saturday night (6/30) behind Rafel Devers 5 hit , 4RBI night and Chris Sales best start of the season for the Red Sox ace . Sonny Gray continued to struggle for the Yankees as he allowed 6 runs in just 2 innings of work.
The Red Sox were looking , to get back at the Yankees for Friday's 8-1 loss in game 1 of this 3 game clash at Yankee Stadium, and had a good chance of doing that as Chris Sale ( a Yankee killer ,and the Red Sox ace ) took the mound against Sonny Gray ( Who has struggled throughout the year at home).
Once the game started, you knew that it was going to be opposite day for the Yankees, as the Red Sox got to Sonny Gray early and often, Rafael Devers would get the party started with a grand slam in the top of the first inning after having 2 outs and 2 strikes against him. The Yankees only hit against the Red Sox ace came in the bottom of the first inning off a Giancarlo Stanton single, after that Chris Sale dominated the Yankees ,as a majority of his 11 strikeouts cut the inside corner for a strike 3 looking. The Red Sox could do no wrong as they would score two more runs in the second inning as Andrew Benentendi would bring home Sandy Leon with an RBI single to make it 5-0 Bosox. Boston, would score again in that inning off a JD Martinez sac fly that made it 6-0.
In the bottom of the 3rd inning Jackie Bradley JR was at it again in the field as he robbed Aaron Hicks of a potential home run which would have spoiled the shutout. The Red Sox would be at it again in the 5th ad JD Martinez got his second RBI of the night with and an RBI single to make it 7-0 Boston . A Sandy Leon 2 run HR in the 7th put the Red Sox up 9-0 , a HR that was crushed to right filed.
The Red Sox would get their final 2 runs on a JD Martinez RBI single ( make that 3RBIs for JD) and a Brock Holt RBI single in the 9th.
Heath Hembree and Hector Velasquez would polish off the Red Sox 11-0 beatdown of the Yanks by working the 8th and 9th innings out of the bullpen.
KEY STATS
BOTH TEMAS LEAVE SATURDAY NIGHT WITH THE TWO BEST RECORDS IN THE MLB AND THE SEASON SERIES TIED AT 4.
CHRIS SALE IS THE FIRST PITCHER TO COMBINE 7 INNINGS, ONE HIT OR FEWER AND AT LEAST 11 STRIKEOUTS AGAINST THE YANKEES, SINCE BARTOLO COLON DID IT BACK IN HIS YOUNGER DAYS. THE OTHER Red Sox PITCHER WHO ALSO DID THIS WAS RAY CULP, IN 1968.
YANKEES ONLY HAD 2 HITS ON THE NIGHT
DEVERS GOES 5 FOR 5.
MVP:
Chris Sale for his amazing performance 11 strikeouts.
ON DECK:
The teams will conclude their 3 game clash with the rubber game on Sunday night 7/1 as Luis Severino will (Yankees ace ) will go for the yankees while David Price ( Yankees killer) will go for the Red Sox ,with first place on the line and the season series lead as well. game time will be at 8:00 on ESPN in the bronx!
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