BOSTON -- For the second weekend in a row, the Boston Red Sox were able to keep their closest pursuer in the race for the American League East crown safely at arm's length.
Now, they will take the measure of another formidable opponent.
By silencing Aaron Judge (again), getting to Sonny Gray for two early runs and pulling away in the late innings Sunday, the Red Sox scored a 5-1 victory over the New York Yankees at Fenway Park. It was the second consecutive weekend they took two of three games and emerged from a showdown with the Yanks having expanded their division lead by one game.