Sox Just Barely Hold On To Take First Game With Yankees

The Red Sox and the Yankees faced off for the first game in a 3 game set. The Sox had rookie Eduardo Rodriguez on the mound vs. Ivan Nova for the Yankees. The Yankees scored first, but thanks to homers from Mookie Betts and David Ortiz the Sox were able to snag the lead. Jean Machi struggled in the 9th, but was able to just barely squeak out the save.

The Yankees struck first when they got a single run off of Rodriguez in the 1st inning. Rodriguez loaded the bases with no outs to start the game. Beltran hit an RBI sac fly to bring Ellsbury to the plate. Rodriguez limited the damage to just one run, so that was at least some positive spin to the beginning of the game. The game stayed 0-1…