Alex Verdugo's clutch hit ties the game
and then hits another to win the game

July 9, 2022 ... The Red Sox earned a walk-off win in extra innings against the New York Yankees, securing a 6 to 5 result. Alex Verdugo was the one who came through for the Sox. He stroked an RBI single in the eighth inning that tied the game at 3-3, and followed it up with an 2-RBI single to win the game in the 10th inning.

The Sox were the first to score in the 2nd inning. With Xander Bogaerts on second, Bobby Dalbec brought him home with a single to center. Aaron Hicks' home run in the 5th inning tied the game.

The Yankees got two runs in the sixth inning to go up 3 to 1, on two singles and a double by Anthony Rizzo. Rob Refsnyder homered in the Sox half of the sixth to cut the lead to one run.

Then in the eighth inning, down 3-2, J.D. Martinez doubled to center with two outs. Jeter Downs came in to run for him, and after Xander Bogaerts drew a free pass, Verdugo singled through the infield to left, scoring Downs with the tying the game at three apiece.

In the 10th inning, Aaron Judge doubled to center, scoring Jose Trevino, the "ghost" runner from second and moved to third on a ground out. He scored on Rizzo's double to right, but Rizzo then got thrown out trying the steal third. That put the Yanks up by two runs.

Jarren Duran started the Sox half of the 10th as the runner on second, and moved to third on Refsnyder's base hit. Jeter Downs singled to right, scoring Duran as Refsnyder moved up to second base. Bogaerts next hit a taylor-made doubleplay grounder to thirdbaseman Josh Donaldson, but he fumbled it briefly and could only get the play at first. It put Refsnyder on third and Downs on second for Verdugo.

Verdugo went 3-for-5 with three RBIs and Kutter Crawford pitched a six strikeout game through the first five innings. His only blemish was the homer to Hicks. The Sox got huge support from Tanner Houck who held the Yankees scoreless for two innings with the game tied, sending it into overtime.
 

 

 

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NEW YORK YANKEES

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BOSTON RED SOX

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W-Jake Diekman (4-0)
L-Wandy Peralta (2-2)
Attendance - 36,945

 2B-Martinez (Bost), Rizzo (2)(NY), Judge (NY)

HR-Refsnyder (Bost), Hicks (NY)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AB

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H

AVG

 

 

 Rob Refsnyder rf 5 2 2 .344  

 

 Christian Vazquez 1b/c 5 0 0 .289  

 

 J.D. Martinez dh 4 0 1 .313  

 

 Jeter Downs pr 1 2 1 .200  

 

 Xander Bogaerts ss 4 1 2 .309  

 

 Alex Verdugo lf 5 0 3 .259  

 

 Trevor Story 2b 4 0 0 .221  

 

 Bobby Dalbec 3b 3 0 1 .212  

 

 Kevin Plawecki c 2 0 0 .156  

 

 Franchy Cordero 1b 2 0 0 .249  

 

 Jarren Duran cf 4 1 0 .291  
               
    IP H ER BB SO  

 

 Kutter Crawford 5 4 1 2 6  

 

 Ryan Brasier 0.1 3 2 0 1  

 

 Matt Strahm 0.2 1 0 0 1  

 

 John Schreiber 1 0 0 0 1  

 

 Tanner Houch 2 0 0 1 2  

 

 Jake Diekman 1 2 1 0 1  

 

 

          

 

 

 

2021 A.L. EAST STANDINGS

 

 

 New York Yankees 61 24 -

 

 

BOSTON RED SOX

 46 39 15

 

 

 Tampa Bay Rays 45 39 15 1/2

 

 

 Toronto Blue Jays 45 41 16 1/2

 

 

 Baltimore Orioles 42 44 19 1/2