Red Sox: Steve Pearce powers win over Yankees with three home run game

Boston Red Sox first baseman Steve Pearce blasted three home runs against the New York Yankees to power his team to victory.

The Boston Red Sox have a new weapon to torment the New York Yankees with and his name is Steve Pearce. The mid-season acquisition injected himself into this great rivalry with a heroic three-homer game.

Pearce had himself a night with his first career three-home run game to power the Red Sox to a win Thursday night. He finished the game 3-for-5 with six RBI.

Three-home run games aren’t as uncommon as you might think. Mookie Betts has done it four times in his career, surpassing Ted Williams for the franchise record. There’s something about doing it against the Yankees…