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of Battle of the New York Yankees Friday night followed, this time at the hands of their biggest rival.
Yankees closer Clay Holmes blew his third save opportunity in 11 appearances, walking two batters with one out in the bottom of the ninth and allowing a tying single to JD Martinez.
trade Get Deadline Tommy Pham He drove the game-winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning for the 3–2 Red Sox victory.
“We expect this when they come to town. We expect games like that,” Red Sox manager Alex Cora said. “They have a great team.” But we’ve played well with them the last three times.”
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due to loss Yankees fell 71-42the game back on losing streak to the Houston Astros, who currently own the best record in the American League.
Yankees manager Aaron Boone was asked about the possibility of returning Aroldis Chapman to the closer role after the loss.
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Boone said of Chapman, “We’re in a high leverage situation tonight and he’s throwing the ball incredibly well.” According to the New York Post“I love what we’re seeing there. We’ll see where it leads.”
Aaron Judge hit an MLB-leading 46 home runs in the season in the third inning to bring the slugger to 100 RBIs in the season.
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“We’re in the lead, but we don’t want to peak too soon,” said the judge, according to the Post. A postseason game like this against a tough opponent. ”
The loss was New York’s eighth in nine games, and the Yankees are on a dismal 7-14 record since the All-Star break.
For Boston, the win moves them to 56-58 this season and just four games away from the final wildcard spot in the AL, with Cora claiming their playoff hopes are still alive. increase.
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“I’ve been saying that for a while,” Cora said. .”
The Yankees and Red Sox will continue their three-game series on Saturday at 7:15 PM ET.
The Associated Press contributed to this report