Boston Red Sox 2 — New York Yankees 10
A 9-run 2nd inning fueled tonight’s 10-2 win over the Boston Red Sox.
The lineup wasn’t the usual challenge you would expect with the Boston Red Sox but CC Sabathia was on his game tonight. Of the 2 runs allowed, only one came on a hit as outfielder Daniel Nava took Sabathia deep to lead off the 4th inning. The 2nd run off of Sabathia came in the 7th inning on a sacrifice fly. In 8 innings, Sabathia struck out 7 with a sharp slider and diving changeup. With the game under control, Freddy Garcia finished off the game.
The Yankees jumped on Clay Buchholz quick and made a huge statement in the 2nd inning. Robinson Cano opened the 2nd inning with a home run to start the Yankees offense. Nick Swisher would hit a single back up the middle and Curtis Granderson would bring him home on a 2-run home run, his 41st of the season. Two pitches later, Russell Martin would go back-to-back with Granderson and go deep for his 21st home run of the season. Eric Chavez and Derek Jeter would work walks and Ichiro Suzuki would load the bases with a single. Alex Rodriguez would hit a deep sacrifice fly to bring in another. The man who started the rough inning would end Buchholz’s night with a 2-run double as the Yankees went through the lineup once with just 2 outs. Former Yankee Alfredo Aceves would take over and received a rude welcome as Mark Teixeira would make a splash with his return as he hit a 2-run home run to the second deck in right field. The 2nd inning had 13 batters come up and 4 home runs as a total of 9 runs were scored. The offense would be kept off the scoreboard until replacements began to take over in the 8th inning. Melky Mesa came up with a runner in scoring position for his first career at-bat and came through with a run-scoring single to the joy of the fans in support of the homegrown call-up. The Yankees went 4 for 8 with runners in scoring position and showed that they have the capabilities of creating a big inning and the long ball will play a role in their wins.
Win – CC Sabathia (15-6)
Loss – Clay Buchholz (11-8)
Notables
Red Sox
*Daniel Nava – 1 for 4, R, Solo Home Run (6) in the 4th, RBI (33)
*Mauro Gomez – 1 for 3, R, BB, 2B
Yankees
*Robinson Cano – 3 for 5, 2 R, 2 2B, Solo Home Run (31) in the 2nd, 3 RBI (88)
*Curtis Granderson – 2 for 4, R, 2-Run Home Run (41) in the 2nd, 2 RBI (102)
Current Yankees Record: 93-67
