Red Sox 7, Yankees 9: Swept in the Bronx

Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images This was a very frustrating weekend against the Yankees, with the finale of the sweep perhaps being the most frustrating of the bunch. The Red Sox finally got some production from their offense with Xander Bogaerts leading the way. He had a four-hit effort including a pair of homers. The pitching just kept letting the Yankees back in it, though, with Matt Barnes giving up the big damage. He let up the big damage in the eighth, entering the game with a one-run lead and leaving with a two-run deficit. This series was always going to be bad, but the way it played out was frustrating.

While the pitching is the obvious long-term concern for the Red Sox as we…