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Yankees self sabotage leads to series loss vs Red Sox

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The boys from the Bronx were looking to bounce back after a disappointing series loss to one of the worst teams in the American League, the White Sox.

During a rivalry like no other between New York and Boston the series had to be jam packed with action right?

Wrong. Unfortunately for Yankees fans, the Bronx Bombers were nowhere to be seen as the offense was quiet during the whole series, only scoring a total of seven runs.

The Yanks have now dropped two straight series to very beatable teams because of careless errors, bad bullpen management and the inability to hit the baseball with runners on base.

Game 1

Gerrit Cole (7-0) took the mound for the Yankees for the first game of the series against Boston’s Garrett Whitlock (2-2). Cole had a great start, allowing only one hit and recording one strikeout in the first inning. 

The Yankees' offense looked to be alive in the first inning with two hits and a runner on third. However, the Yanks couldn’t execute and left the runner stranded.

There wasn’t much action on either side until the top of the fourth inning when the Red Sox got on the board first. A single to right field by Triston Casas allowed Rafael Devers to score, giving the Sox a 1-0 lead. 

The Red Sox added onto their score in the top of the sixth, thanks to a solo home run by Rafael Devers. The Sox lead the Yankees 2-0. 

The Yankees finally responded in the bottom of the sixth thanks to a Josh Donaldson bomb over the centerfield fence. They cut the lead to one. 

Cole’s night was finished after going sixing innings, allowing seven hits, two earned runs, one walk and recording six strikeouts. A decent outing for the Yanks ace. 

In the top of the seventh, the Red Sox offense wasn’t done yet, as Enrique Hernández went yard to boost Boston’s lead back up by two.

The Yankees had one last offensive response in the bottom of the seventh with Isiah Kiner-Falefa stealing home on a wild pitch. The Red Sox lead was cut back to one. 

The Yanks had an opportunity in the bottom of the ninth to tie and potentially take the lead with runners on first and second, but unfortunately couldn’t execute. 

Volpe had a chance to walk it off for the Yanks when he crushed a ball to left field, but sadly the ball couldn’t stay fair. Volpe eventually got out on a pop up and was seen slamming his bat to the dirt in frustration. 

A very tough loss for the Yankees as they dropped a very winnable series opener 3-2. 

Game 2

Domingo Germán (3-3) took the mound for the Yankees for the second game of the series against Boston’s Tanner Houck (1-3). Germán looked sharp in the top of the first, recording two strikeouts and allowing just one hit.

The Yankees' offense did not look hot to start the game going 1-2-3 against Houck. This struggle against Houck continued until the fourth inning. 

In the top of the third, Jake Bauers made an excellent catch against the wall in left field to save a run from scoring and keep the game tied at zero. 

The scoring drought from both teams ended in the bottom of the fourth thanks to a bomb to right field by Gleyber Torres. The Yankees took the lead 1-0. 

 

Besides the home run, the bottom of the fourth was highlighted by Giancarlo Stanton getting hit by a 93 mph pitch right in the elbow. Thankfully, Stanton was okay and easily walked to first base.

The scoring didn’t return until the top of the sixth inning when Rafael Devers went yard in center field. The Red Sox tied the Yankees 1-1. 

However, the tied score didn’t last long as Willie Calhoun went yard to right field in the bottom of the sixth to boost the Yanks lead back up by one. 

After the sixth inning Germán’s night was finished, after allowing six hits, one earned run, two walks and recording five strikeouts. Another solid and dominant start for Germán.

The top of the seventh was highlighted by a 14 pitch at bat for Masataka Yoshida against Yankees pitcher Wandy Peralta. Unfortunately Wandy ended up walking him, but Wandy was able to finish the inning without allowing any runs to score.

The scoring came to a close in the bottom of the seventh as Kyle Higashioka singled to second base, allowing Kiner-Falefa to score. But an E4 on the throw to home plate allowed Higashioka to advance to second base. The Yankees boosted their lead to 3-1.

Clay Holmes took the mound in the top of the ninth to secure the win for the Yankees. In the process he recorded two strikeouts and looked very sharp while doing so. 

The Yankees offense finally supported their pitching, allowing the team to get back in the win column and tie the series 1-1. 

Game 3

Clarke Schmidt (2-6) took the mound for the Yankees for the third and final game of the series against Boston’s Brayan Bello (3-4). Schmidt looked decent after allowing a leadoff double to Jarren Duran in the top of the first inning.

The Yankees offense looked just as bad as usual in the bottom of the first going 1-2-3 against Bello. The scoring started early as Boston got on the board in the top of the second thanks to a home run by Justin Turner. 

Thankfully, the Yankees responded quickly in the bottom of the second thanks to a Jose Trevino single. Donalson and McKinney scored on the hit, giving the Yankees a 2-1 lead. 

The offensive action was slow on both sides, with no one getting back on the board until the eighth inning. 

Schmidt was one of the only positives for the Yankees Sunday night as he pitched 5.1 innings and allowed four hits, one earned run, zero walks and recorded four strikeouts. A very solid outing for Schmidt as he seems to be piecing together meaningful starts. 

In the top of the eighth the scoring resumed with Boston getting back on the board thanks to a Jarren Duran groundout to second that allowed Kiké Hernández to score. Boston tied the score at 2-2.

A careless error by Torres allowed the runners to get into scoring position before the groundout occurred. 

The Yankees were unable to get their bats moving in the bottom of the eighth and ninth inning, sending the game to extra innings. 

Boston regained the lead in the top of the tenth thanks to a Kiké Hernández single to left field.

McKinney had a great catch in left field with two outs in the top of the tenth to prevent any more damage from being done.

The Yankees were given the opportunity to tie the game with a runner on third after a sac fly by Mckinney to right field, but unfortunately the Yanks couldn’t execute at the plate and ended up stranding the runner. 

The Yankees dropped another very winnable game to Boston 3-2 as well as the series. A very tough way to lose all around for the Yankees.  

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