Jonathan Loaisiga’s 99 mph sinker caught the bottom of the zone, according to plate umpire Mike Estabrook, who called strike three. Jiménez hopped in the batter’s box in disapproval and had a few more words on his way back to the dugout.
The Yankees got out of the inning with the two-run lead intact and added two insurance runs in the ninth to beat the Sox 5-3 in front of a sellout crowd of 37,696 on Sunday at Guaranteed Rate Field. It was the fourth loss for the Sox in their last five games.
The Sox scored twice in the ninth and had runners on the corners with one out, but second baseman César Hernández grounded into a double play to end the game.