The Red Sox didn’t add a starting pitcher before the non-waiver trade deadline, but the Rick Porcello who has pitched for them since July 4 has provided the same type of boost as adding an extra ace.
The 2016 American League Cy Young Award winner’s recent resurgence continued yesterday with another quality start and his fourth straight victory in a 5-1 win against the New York Yankees in the rubber game of a weekend series at Fenway Park.
The Sox have won four of their past five games against the Yankees and now lead the AL East by five games.