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Yankees Get Swept at Fenway Park as Team Struggles Continue

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After coming off an underwhelming series against the Mets, the Yankees were looking to get revenge against the Boston Red Sox. In the two teams last series, the Yankees couldn’t pull out the win in game three and allowed Boston to take the series victory.

What many Yankees fans hoped would be another competitive series with a different outcome was surely not what they got. Instead, they got three eye gouging performances as the starters and offense struggled to get the job done.

For the Yankees, their slide continues as they have now not won a series since their West Coast trip.

Game 1

Domingo Germán (4-3) took the mound for the Yankees for the second game of the series against Boston’s Tanner Houck (3-6). Their offense was ready to go in the top of the first inning as Anthony Rizzo grounded out which allowed Jake Bauers to score and move Gleyber Torres to third.

The Yanks didn’t get any more runs so they headed into the bottom of the first with a 1-0 lead. Unfortunately, the lead would be short lived as the Red Sox offense was also ready to go. 

Germán allowed a double to left field by Justin Turner and a walk to Rafael Devers to get runners for Boston on first and second. Boston’s Masataka Yoshida hit a double to center field, which brought Turner and Devers to home plate. The Red Sox took the lead 2-1 heading into the second. 

The top of the second inning was quiet from the Yankees as all three batters grounded out. In the bottom of the second, Germán continued to not look good. Germán walked the leadoff batter (which eventually got out on a double play), allowed a double to center field, all before giving up a two-run home run by Turner to put the Red Sox up 4-1.

In the top of the third, the Yankees' offense was still unable to make meaningful at bats so they were unable to get any runners in scoring position.

The bottom of the third is when things started to get really out of hand for the Yankees. Germán continued his awful performance by giving up a walk, wild pitch, a single to right field (which allowed a runner to score) and then finally a double to left field before the Yankees went to their bullpen. 

Germán finished the night going 2.0 innings pitched and allowing seven hits, seven earned runs, two walks and only one strikeout. He shared his thoughts in the postgame on the start and explained how he knew that wasn’t his best.

Matt Krook took the mound for the Yankees in his first major league appearance. He looked solid to start getting two outs in a row before allowing a single to third base which brought a runner in. On the single, Josh Donaldson had an opportunity to make a play on it but couldn’t corral the ball.

What started off as promising for Krook quickly went downhill as he allowed another single, which loaded the bases and then finally a grand slam by Turner. 

Krook was able to get out of the inning on the next at bat but the damage was already done as the Red Sox had a 10-1 lead. 

In the top of the fourth, the Yankees had no response except for a single by Donaldson. The night was quickly slipping away for the Yankees. 

In the bottom of the fourth, Krook stayed on the mound until he allowed a single and a walk. Albert Abreu replaced Krook, but he wasn’t much better as he allowed two back-to-back singles that both brought in runners. On the first single, there was an error on the throw to third (E9) which allowed the first base runner to move to second. The Red Sox lead was up to 13-1.

The Yankees, yet again, were silent in the top of the fifth but luckily for them so was the Red Sox after Abreu got two strikeouts and a groundout. A bounce back inning for him. 

Game 2

Clarke Schmidt (2-6) took the mound for the Yankees for the second game of the series against Boston’s Kaleb Ort (0-0). The Yankees were ready to bounce back offensively in the top of the first inning as Bauers hit a leadoff ground rule double. 

Torres then followed with a two run shot to center field. The Yankees got on the board first 2-0.

The bottom of the first was decent for Schmidt as he allowed two hits but no runs. The Yankees then went 1-2-3 in the top of the second. 

In the bottom of the second, Clarke looked much better with two strikeouts. His only downside to the inning was the walk he gave to Jarren Duran. Volpe had a great dive and throw to Rizzo to get the first runner out. 

The top of the third was quiet again for the Yankees as they went down 1-2-3. The bottom of the third wasn’t Schmidt’s best, but not his worst as he gave up one hit (double) and walked one batter. No runs were scored so they still had a 2-0 lead.

The Yankees' offense yet again couldn’t produce going 1-2-3 in the top of the fourth. Schmidt, on the other hand, looked good going 1-2-3 through Boston's lineup in the bottom of the fourth.

The top of the fifth was yet another ugly inning for the Yankees as only one batter could get on base. Jose Trevino reached first base off of a fielding error by Devers, but no other Yankee could get a hit.

The bottom of the fifth was the start of the end for the Yankees as Schmidt walked one batter, allowed a double on the next and then gifted the Red Sox with a ground out that sent one baserunner to home plate and another to third. 

On the very next batter Schmidt allowed a single to left, allowing a baserunner to score to tie the game at two.

Schmidt’s night was done after the single, being replaced by Michael King. Schmidt went 4 2/3 innings, allowing five hits, two earned runs and three walks with three strikeouts. Not Schmidt’s best performance, but also not his worst.

The Yanks yet again were unproductive at the plate in the top of the sixth. Besides for Bauers leadoff double to right field, the Bronx Bombers had absolutely no response for Boston’s offense who was just heating up.

In the bottom of the sixth is when the ballgame started to get out of control for the Yankees. King allowed an infield single, then back-to-back doubles to left field and finally a single to left field. In the blink of an eye, the Red Sox took a 5-2 lead over the Yankees. 

In the top of the seventh, the Yankees looked lost at the plate as DJ LeMahieu and Isiah Kiner-Falefa struck out while Billy McKinney grounded out. 

The Red Sox weren’t done as Yoshida scored on a balk in the bottom of the seventh. The Red Sox lead was up to 6-2. 

The eighth inning was a 1-2-3 for both teams. The top of the ninth featured an Anthony Rizzo single, but no other Yankee was able to get a hit. The Yankees dropped game two 6-2 and lose the series with one game left to play.

Game 3

Luis Severino (0-2) took the mound for the Yankees for the first game of the Subway series against Boston’s Kenley Jansen (0-0). New York was up to bat first and they were ready to roll in game three. The inning started with  Bauers being walked, then Torres doubled to center and then Rizzo grounded out, but in doing so allowed Bauers to score. The Yankees get on the board first and lead 1-0.

The bottom of the first worked out well for the Yankees as Severino went 1-2-3. The Yankees in the top of the second went down in order, unable to get anything going.

The Red Sox finally got on the board in the bottom of the second after Kikè Hernández doubled to left field which brought in Rafael Devers. 

The Yankees had no offense going in the top of the third except for a Jake Bauers single and a stolen base by Bauers. The bottom of the third was quiet for Boston as the lineup went 1-2-3.

The top of the fourth was no better for the Yankees as the only highlight was Donaldson getting walked. However, Donaldson eventually got picked off at first.

The bottom of the fourth was good for the Red Sox as they got back on the board as Kyle Higashioka got called for a catcher’s interference, which allowed a baserunner to score with the bases loaded. The Red Sox boosted their lead to 2-1. 

The Yankees yet again went 1-2-3 in the top of the fifth. The Red Sox weren’t finished scoring as Triston Casas hit a ground rule double allowing two baserunners to score. Boston’s lead was up to 4-1 after the bottom of the fifth. 

Luis Severino’s night was finished after five innings, after allowing seven hits, three earned runs, three walks and recorded six strikeouts. Another disappointing start from Severino. 

The Yankees in the top of the sixth showed some action with Torres hitting a double and Giancarlo Stanton getting a walk. Unfortunately, just like all the other innings the Yankees couldn’t capitalize.

The bottom of the sixth was essentially a 1-2-3 inning with Reese McGuire hitting an infield single but getting caught stealing second. Yankees avoid more damage. 

The top of the seventh featured one hit for the Yankees but yet again they couldn’t capitalize. The bottom of the seventh was 1-2-3 for Boston.

The Yankees offense continued the quietness in the top of the eighth. The only real action that took place was Rizzo getting hit by a pitch. The Red Sox offense yet again went down in order in the bottom of the eighth.

The only action the Yankees produced was a single by Trevino to right field. The Yankees stranded him and ended the night with yet another loss.

The Yankees not only dropped the series but got swept in Fenway Park. A really important series for the Yanks goes down the drain as the starting pitchers and offense struggle yet again.

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