BOSTON — The Yankees came into this weekend wanting to get themselves back into the mix for the American League East. Saturday night, it was clear they will need help to do that. More mistakes and a nearly non-existent offense led to a 4-2 loss to the Red Sox at a packed Fenway Park.
It was the fifth straight loss to the Red Sox (46-31) for the Yankees (40-36) and Boston clinched their second series from the Bombers. The Yankees dropped to six games in back of the division-leading Rays and 5.5 behind the second-place Red Sox. They are a combined 5-13 against those two teams and 35-23 against the rest.