NEW YORK — The Yankees' offense was asleep for seven innings and so was the sellout crowd. New York was about to get shut out for the second straight night and drop a season-high 5½ games behind first-place Boston.
Aaron Hicks woke everyone up with his bat, then made a rocket of a throw, preserving a ninth-inning lead with a double play that electrified fans and bailed out Aroldis Chapman in yet another Yankees-Red Sox thriller.
"We need to get as many wins as we can against these guys and just show that we're willing to fight back," Hicks said after his two-run homer sparked a five-run eighth inning that led the Yankees to a 5-4 win Friday.