The Red Sox leave New York still in first place, 17 games above .500, and with a season-high 5.5 game lead over the second place Yankees and miles ahead of everyone else. Â After an embarrassing loss in Friday night’s game, the Sox found their balls and dominated the Yankees on Saturday, winning 10-5 and sealing the series win on Sunday night with a 3-2 win in the 10th inning.
Highlights & Stats:
– Andrew Benintendi put the Sox over the top with two 3-run homers in Saturday’s 10-5 victory.
– Benintendi is now the 3rd Red Sock under 22 years old to have 4 HR and 11 RBIs against the Yankees, joining Mookie Betts and Ted Williams.
– Aaron Judge has now struck out in 30 consecutive games, the first MLB player to do so since 2012. Â Two more, and he’ll tie the all-time record.
– Xander Bogaerts continues his freefall, going 0-12 this series. Â He hasn’t had a hit since August 8.
– Chris Sale pitched his 16th double-digit K’s game, closing in on Pedro’s 1999 record
– Youngest-player-in-the-entire-MLB Rafael Devers hit a HR in Sunday night’s game (only his 15th Major League appearance) off Aroldis Chapman’s 102.8 mph fastball, making it the fastest pitch hit for a homer since the Majors started tracking pitch velocity in 2008.
– Devers is also only the second lefty to homer off Chapman, the first being Luke Scott for the Orioles in 2011.
– The Red Sox have now won 10 out of their last 11 games, and 11/14 extra-inning games
