The Yankees have lost five straight, dropping to an awful 8-15 record. Nothing like losing because one of your bullpen aces allowed a go-ahead homer to a defense-first catcher who hadn’t homered since 2014. It’s a weekend night and we’re gonna do this bullet-point style here.
- The Red Sox drew the first blood in the first. Mookie Betts and Dustin Pedroia started it off with back-to-back singles to put runners on corners. Xander Bogaerts hit into a fielder’s choice ground out to score Betts, 1-0 Red Sox. Nathan Eovaldi retired David Ortiz on a strikeout and Hanley Ramirez on pop out to get out of the inning.