video: Red Sox Use Long Ball to Beat Yankees 4-1
Saturday, September 02, 2017
These #RedSox brought the muscle tonight! pic.twitter.com/2vKqRwjJYL
— Red Sox (@RedSox) September 2, 2017
Fister gave up just four hits and one run while striking out five en route to his fourth win of the season.
The Red Sox improve to 77-58 on the season. They now have a 5 1/2 game lead over the Yankees in the AL East.
Red Sox Use Long Ball to Beat Yankees
With the Yankees leading 1-0 in the third, Boston’s Eduardo Nunez hit a two-run home run off of New York pitcher Sonny Gray to give the Red Sox a 2-1 lead. The homer was Nunez’s 12th of the season.
Andrew Benintendi hit a home run into the right field seats in the fifth inning to give the Red Sox a 3-1 lead.
Hanley Ramirez added a home run in the 7th to give the Red Sox their winning margin.
Craig Kimbrel came on in the ninth to closed out his 32nd save of the season.
Pedroia Returns
Boston second baseman Dustin Pedroia returned to the lineup. He went 1-4 at the plate while playing six innings in the field.
He is not expected to play on Saturday.
Series Continues
The Red Sox and Yankees continue their series on Saturday, September 2 at 1 p.m.
The pitching matchup is Boston’s Drew Pomeranz against New York’s Masahiro Tanaka.
As Farrell suggested pregame, Pedroia lifted in 8th inning. Part of #RedSox's plan to ease Pedroia back in. Nunez to 2B, Bogaerts in at SS.
— Scott Lauber (@ScottLauber) September 2, 2017
If Doug Fister is done, this is the 1st time he’s delivered 3 consecutive starts of at least 7 innings and 2 ER or fewer since 2014.
— Evan Drellich (@EvanDrellich) September 2, 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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