video: Red Sox Manage Only 4 Hits, Fall 6-2 to Yankees
Friday, September 01, 2017
RECAP: One down. https://t.co/2UzBig4mhV pic.twitter.com/nYpXSk795s
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) September 1, 2017
Prior to Thursday’s game, Rodriguez was 4-1 with a 2.31 ERA in eight games against the Yankees. He also had a 1.38 ERA in 26 innings at Yankee Stadium.
The loss drops the Red Sox to 76-58 on the season. They maintain a 4.5 game lead over the Yankees in the AL East.
Yankees Break Game Open
Already leading 2-1 in the sixth inning, New York’s Chase Headley doubled to lead off the inning.
Greg Bird followed with a two-run home run to give the Yankees a 4-1 lead.
New York’s Didi Gregorius added an RBI single later in the inning to put New York up 5-1.
The Yankees would add to their lead in the seventh when Bird hit an RBI single to put the Yankees up 6-1.
Boston would get a run back in the 9th, but fell 6-2.
The Red Sox only managed four hits off of New York pitcher CC Sabathia.
Series Continues
The Red Sox and Yankees continue their series on Friday, September 1 at 7 p.m.
The pitching matchup is Boston’s Doug Fister against New York’s Sonny Gray.
CC Sabathia on Red Sox bunts: "I'm an old man. They should want to go out and kick my butt. I just feel like they took the weak road."
— Bryan Hoch (@BryanHoch) September 1, 2017
Sam Travis, Blake Swihart, Roenis Elias and Austin Maddox are Red Sox first wave of September call ups.
— Evan Drellich (@EvanDrellich) September 1, 2017
Related Slideshow: The History of Baseball in Central Massachusetts
Baseball and Central Mass. go way back - to the 1860s. The local historical landmarks range from Mudville to Hotel Vernon to Fitton Field. A version of these highlights is posted on the site of the new, yet-to-be-formally-named Worcester Baseballteam of the three-year-old Futures Collegiate Baseball League.
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