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“DIARY OF A WINNER” |
THE BEST RED SOX TEAM EVAH! ... May 8, 2018 ... As soon as Joe Kelly emerged from the bullpen, fired-up fans at Yankee Stadium let him have it. Giancarlo Stanton homered twice, including a laser shot to left field, and Judge hit a tiebreaking single off New York’s latest public enemy as the Yankees edged the rival the Red Sox 3-2. In the opener of a three-game showdown between baseball’s top two teams, Luis Severino struck out 11 during a taut pitching duel with Drew Pomeranz. Judge cut down a runner at second base with a pinpoint throw from right field, and the steamrolling Yankees won their seventh straight to tie the Sox for first place in the AL East at 25-10. It was the first time the storied rivals squared off with the two best records in the majors since June 2, 2002, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. And after their bench-clearing brawl at Fenway Park last month, a revved-up crowd of 45,773 packed the big ballpark in the Bronx to see old foes go at it again. Neil Walker got the winning rally started in the seventh inning with a pinch-hit double off Heath Hembree (2-1), who walked the next two batters sandwiched around a balk. That’s when Kelly came out of the bullpen and was greeted by loud boos . Judge laced a bases-loaded single that scored Walker to put New York ahead. Left fielder Andrew Benintendi threw out Gleyber Torres at the plate on the play. David Robertson (3-1) gave up a tying triple to Mookie Betts in the seventh, but got three outs for the win. Aroldis Chapman earned his eighth save in nine chances. Booed in the Bronx earlier this season, Stanton delivered in his first home game with the Yankees against The Sox. The muscular slugger connected for leadoff homers in the second and fourth against Pomeranz. Stanton’s second homer was a high fly to the opposite field that cleared the short porch in right. His first shot was a screaming line drive into the lower seats near the left-field corner. David Price was scratched from his scheduled start Wednesday night and sent back to Boston for medical tests after experiencing a tingling sensation in his pitching hand again. Cora said Price felt tingling in his hand Sunday while throwing a bullpen that was cut short, the same symptoms that forced him out of an April 11 game against the Yankees at Fenway Park. The Sox reinstated utilityman Brock Holt from the 10-day disabled list and optioned infielder Tzu-Wei Lin to Triple-A Pawtucket. |
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