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Silverman: Red Sox newcomers let victory in New York slip-slide away

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NEW YORK — Welcome to the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry, Addison Reed.

You, too, Todd Frazier.

Eduardo Nunez: You should have known better.

In one of the most stunning displays of bad timing, karma, luck and execution in the history of these teams’ battles, the Red Sox experienced a uniquely painful loss to the Yankees last night.

As if blowing a 3-0 lead in the eighth by surrendering five runs weren’t bad enough for the Red Sox, adding insult to the sting was that each of the crucial plays featured a player traded for last month — two for the Red Sox (Reed and Nunez) and one for the Yankees (Frazier).