Boston Red Sox 13 – New York Yankees 9
Two strikeouts and a routine ground out made for a good first inning by David Huff. Things went downhill from there. In the second inning, Mike Napoli would hit a two-run home run to put the Red Sox ahead early.
Lyle Overbay would come through in the second inning with Soriano at second and two outs. The single would bring in one run but that was all the Yankees could muster.
Rookie Xander Bogaerts would lace a double down the left field line and Shane Victorino would be hit on an inside pitch. The other bearded slugger, Jonny Gomes, would pull the trigger quick on an inside pitch and the three-run home run put the Yankees behind by a score of 5-1 now.
The Yankees would score on a pair of singles in the third inning but the Sox kept their foot on the gas pedal.
Huff would start the fourth inning with four hits in the next five batters before being removed from the game. Recent call-up Jim Miller would make his Yankees debut, giving up two runs before finishing the inning.
In 3.1 innings, David Huff gave up nine runs on eight hits in his first start of the season.
The Yankees would continue their picket fence with a pair of doubles in the fourth inning for one run. It would end in the fifth inning but Xander Bogaerts would get a career first. His solo home run would be the first of his career and it went beyond the visitor’s bullpen.
Brett Marshall would finish off the fifth inning with a strikeout but he would hold the Sox off the board in his innings of work.
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In the sixth inning, Eduardo Nunez would start with a walk. Lyle Overbay would strikeout but Ichiro Suzuki would get a walk too. J.R. Murphy would ground into a fielder’s choice but Brett Gardner got the big hit, a two-run double. Derek Jeter would come through with a line drive single to center field for another run. Mark Reynolds would pinch-run for him and John Lackey would be replaced. The news on Jeter later to be revealed, was not good.
Lefty Matt Thornton would come on for Robinson Cano and Cano would succeed in put a soft line drive into center field to continue the rally. Alfonso Soriano would bring in one run and the four-run sixth inning made it a 12-7 game.
The Yankees would rally again, started by rookie J.R. Murphy hitting a single. Brett Gardner would walk and Mark Reynolds would hit a double down the left field line that scored Murphy and Gardner to make it a 12-9 game.
In the ninth inning, with one out, Mike Napoli would burn the Yankees one more time. The solo home run put the Red Sox ahead by four. In 4.1 innings, Brett Marshall gave the Yankees quality work against a potent offense. He gave up just one run on three hits while walking one and striking out three.
This is the first time the Yankees have lost three straight games despite scoring at least eight runs in each game.
Win – John Lackey (9-12)
Loss – David Huff (2-1)
Notables
Red Sox
*Jonny Gomes – 3 for 4, 2 R, 3-Run Home Run (12) in the 3rd, 4 RBI (47)
*Mike Napoli – 2 for 5, 2 R, 2 HR (21; 2-Run & Solo) in the 2nd & 9th, 3 RBI (85)
Yankees
*Brett Gardner – 2 for 3, 3 R, BB, 2B, 2 RBI (52)
*Ichiro Suzuki – 2 for 4, 2B, RBI (33)
Current Yankees Record: 75-67
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