Even those who would like the Red Sox to lose as many games as possible down the stretch have to be furstrated by this one. Things started off very well for Boston, who was looking for their first win of the year against the Yankees. Martín Pérez cruised through six scoreless innings for what was probably his best performance of the year, taking opponent into account. The offense wasn’t great, but a three-run homer from Christian Arroyo contributed to a 4-0 lead that was brought into the seventh. Then, the bullpen bullpen’d. It all came to a head when Matt Barnes tried to protect a one-run lead in the ninth.
Red Sox 5, Yankees 6: Just the longest sigh imaginable
