Yankees - 002 202 210 - 9 8 2 Red Sox - 000 201 102 - 6 10 3The Red Sox set a new record for the most runs scored in a four-game BOS/MFY series with 44, but ended up on the losing end in the final game on Sunday night. Chris Sale (5.1-5-6-3-7, 100) could not duplicate the success of his previous two starts. He allowed a pair of two-run homers (both coming after a walk) and a costly error by Jackie Bradley gave New York some late-inning insurance. Still, three out of four ain't bad.
Domingo Germán (5.1-4-3-1-9, 77) was impressive. He showcased all his pitches in the first two innings, including a devastating changeup. Six of his first eight outs were by strikeout. The records of Germán (12-3) and Sale (6-9) are a good example of how useless W-L records are. Coming into this game, their ERAs were all but equal: Sale 4.00, Germán 4.03. Plus, Sale had a lower WHIP (1.084 to 1.124), had allowed fewer H/9 (7.4 to 7.9) and fewer HR/9 (1.3 to 1.8), had more K/9 (13.2 to 9.6), had a lower opponents' average (.220 to .227), a lower opponents' slugging (.400 to .418), a lower opponents' OPS (.685 to .697), a lower percentage of strikes put into play (20.6% to 27.05), and a higher WAR (2.3 to 1.2). Yet Germán had six more wins and seven fewer losses than Sale! #forgodssakekillthewinalready
Gio Urshela crushed Sale's first pitch of the third inning to deep right-center. Bradley and Mookie Betts both chased it and it looked like they might collide on the warning track, but Betts pulled up at the last second and JBJ made a remarkable catch before immediately crashing into the bullpen wall. Sale walked Cameron Maybin and Austin Romine hit some salad (a changeup at 87 over the heart of the plate) 446 feet to left-center for a 2-0 MFY lead. In the next inning, Sale walked Luke Voit with one out and Didi Gregorius homered to right-center. (The previous 47 home runs that Sale had allowed had all been to right-handed hitters.)
Sale: "It just seemed like my stuff flattened out when I (pitched) out of the stretch, that's when they did all their damage. It just seemed like when I was in the windup I'd find a pretty good rhythm, once I got in the stretch it was a little different ballgame."
The Red Sox got two runs back in the bottom of the fourth when Xander Bogaerts was awarded a single after Urshela played his grounder off to the side and predictably muffed the play. On no planet was that play anything but an error, but there you go. (Viva fielding percentage!) With two down, Andrew Benintendi (3-for-5, 4 RBI) hit his tenth dong of the year.
Sale stranded runners at first and third in the fifth and gave up a run-scoring double to Urshela in the sixth. Colten Brewer came in and allowed Maybin to single in Urshela, making it 6-2.
Rafael Devers walked on four pitches to lead off the sixth, Germán's first leadoff walk in his last ten starts. Bogaerts's double was a missile off the Wall and Devers could not get farther than third. J.D. Martinez grounded out to shortstop and Devers scored. That was Germán's last batter. Tommy Kahnle struck out Benintendi and the ball got away from Romine, but Benintendi did not run to first and the catcher threw him out, as Bogaerts went to third. Brock Holt lined to left to end the inning.
Darwinzon Hernandez walked Aaron Hicks to open the seventh. Aaron Judge struck out looking and Edwin Encarnacion doubled to left-center. Voit was intentionally walked to load the bases. Gregorius lifted a ball to short center. Bradley sprinted in and made a basket catch for the second out. It appeared that Voit was well off first base and Bogaerts pointed towards first base and yelled something. Bradley threw the ball to first almost without looking. Unfortunately, there was no Red Sox fielder anywhere near the bag - Mitch Moreland was at the mound, serving as the cutoff man - and the ball went into the dugout. Two runs scored.
The Red Sox squandered a golden opportunity to get back into the game in the eighth inning. Zack Britton's control was iffy (at best) and he walked Martinez to start the frame. Benintendi singled off Gregorius's glove into left and, after Michael Chavis pinch-hit for Holt and grounded out, Britton walked Sam Travis, who was hitting for Moreland. Bases loaded, one out, trailing by five (9-4). And the MFY bullpen was a ghost town. Bradley fouled off three pitches but he chased a 2-2 breaking ball down and away for strike three. Christian Vázquez, who had hit for Sandy León in the previous inning and gone behind the plate, grounded into a 6-4 fielder's choice, leaving the sacks full.
Aroldis Chapman was his usual shaky self against the Red Sox in the ninth, but he was well-protected by the five-run cushion. Betts walked to lead off, Bogaerts singled with one out, and Benintendi singled in two runs with two outs, but Chavis fanned on a pitch in the dirt to end the game with the tying run on deck.
The Red Sox set two team records for a four-game series: 23 doubles and 36 extra-base hits. Actually, they had already set those record before the fourth game began!
The Yankees have not been shutout since July 1, 2018, a streak of 187 games that is the fourth-longest in the modern era (since 1900):
308 games - Yankees (August 3, 1931 to August 2, 1933; 203-102) 212 games - Brewers (August 11, 1978 to September 29, 1979; 127-85) 208 games - Reds (April 3, 2000 to May 23, 2001; 104-103) 187 games - Yankees (July 1, 2018 to July 28, 2019; 114-73) 174 games - Phillies (September 20, 1992 to September 29, 1993; 107-67) 168 games - Senators (May 21, 1930 to June 4, 1931; 101-66)The Red Sox's longest streak is 136 games (tied for 18th all-time), from April 26, 1950 to September 20, 1950.
AL East: Rays 10, Blue Jays 9. The Blue Jays became the first major league team in history to win after trailing by seven or more runs (which Toronto did Saturday) and then lose its next game after leading by seven or more runs.
Saturday Rays - 062 001 000 000 - 9 13 1 Jays - 110 001 024 001 - 10 16 0 Sunday Rays - 000 013 231 - 10 16 0 Jays - 022 041 000 - 9 12 0MFY –, TBR 8.5, BOS 9.0.
Betts, RFThe Red Sox have scored 38 runs in the first three games (19-3, 10-5, 9-5) of this four-game series against the Yankees. Boston needs to score at least five runs tonight to set a record for most runs in a Red Sox/Yankees four-game series.
Devers, 3B
Bogaerts, SS
Martinez, DH
Benintendi, LF
Holt, 2B
Moreland, 1B
Bradley, CF
León, C
42 - 1978 Yankees (September 7-10 at Boston: 15-3, 13-2, 7-0, 7-4) 40 - 1947 Yankees (May 23-26 at New York: 9-0, 5-0, 17-2, 9-3) 38 - 2019 Red Sox (July 25-28 at Boston: 19-3, 10-5, 9-5, X-X) 38 - 1950 Red Sox (June 30-July 2 at Boston: 6-9, 10-2, 13-4, 9-15) 38 - 1923 Yankees (September 27-29 at Boston: 8-3, 24-4, 4-5, 2-3 (16))Most Total Bases In A Three-Game Span, MLB History
In the three games, the Red Sox have hit 19 singles, 21 doubles, 2 triples, and 10 home runs. ... On Friday night, 11 of their 14 hits were for extra bases!110 - 1996 Dodgers 107 - 2015 Red Sox 107 - 2019 Red Sox
Yankees Starting Pitching Rankings Since The All-Star Break
Sale has pitched 12 innings in his last two starts, allowing only six hits and two runs, walking five and striking out 22.ERA - 8.10 (last) HR Allowed - 28 (last) Opponents OPS - 1.025 (last)
Germán allowed eight runs to the Twins in 3.2 innings last Tuesday. Back on June 1, he threw 87 pitches in only 3.2 innings against the Red Sox, allowing six hits and three runs.
David Ortiz was released from the hospital yesterday and will continue his rehab at home.
AL East: Rays/Blue Jays, 1 PM. ... MFY –, BOS 8.0, TBR 8.5.
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