G22: Yankees 4, Red Sox 2

Red Sox - 001 000 001 - 2  5  1
Yankees - 112 000 00x - 4 10  1

The good news is the Red Sox allowed only four runs, having already set a franchise record of allowing at least eight runs in six consecutive games.

Boston lost its seventh straight game of the season and its ninth straight game to the Yankees. It's the Yankees' longest winning streak over the Red Sox since 1952-53. This is also the third season in which the Yankees have begun 9-0 at home (1951, 1987).

Kevin Pillar homered in the third, cutting the MFY's lead to 2-1, but Mike Ford cranked a two-run dong in the bottom half to extend the Yankees' lead.

In the ninth, Yankees reliever Zack Britton made a fielding error with two outs, allowing Christian Vázquez (who had doubled with one out) to score. With Kevin Plawecki batting as the potential tying run, Peraza took second on a passed ball by Gary Sanchez (of course). Plawecki chased a 2-2 sinker in the dirt and struck out.

The White Sox hit back-to-back-to-back-to-back home runs on Sunday against the Cardinals, with Yoán Moncada, Yasmani Grandal, José Abreu, and Eloy Jiménez going deep in the fifth inning. (Moncada, Grandal, and Abreu are the first three Cubans to hit consecutive home runs in major league history.)

That has happened 10 times in major league history (all since 1961), including the Red Sox (Manny Ramirez, J.D. Drew, Mike Lowell, and Jason Varitek) doing it on April 22, 2007 against the Yankees

Chris Mazza / J.A. Happ

Pillar, CF
Devers, 3B
Martinez, RF
Bogaerts, SS
Vázquez, DH
Verdugo, LF
Chavis, 1B
Plawecki, C
Araúz, 2B

Good news . . . only about 180 days until pitchers and catchers report for 2021 spring training!

As far as the current Red Sox team, they have lost six consecutive games, which is exactly what will happen if you play six games and allow an average of 10.5 runs per game.