In the seventh inning on Wednesday night in the Bronx, the Boston Red Sox began to do what they typically do when they come to New Yankee Stadium: take free bases. Preen. Flex. Take advantage of the gifts they've been given. Bully the home team. Entrusted with maintaining a tie in one of the biggest innings of his life, Yankees starter Carlos Rodón instead lost the plate entirely, yanking eight pitches against Nate Eaton and Jarren Duran into other realms. His final pitch drilled Duran in the back. One inning after Boone had gotten well-earned credit for leaving his starter in to fight through his issues, he had no choice but to send him back to the pine with the game in the balance.
Unsung Yankees hero totally flipped the narrative in electric Game 2 turning point
