Hernandez lifts Red Sox over Yankees in 10 innings to take series
NEW YORK — Runs had been tough to come back by all weekend at Yankee Stadium, and one massive mistake by second baseman Gleyber Torres was simply the break Boston wanted Sunday night time.
Kike Hernandez hit a tiebreaking single within the tenth inning and the scuffling Red Sox beat the New York Yankees 3-2 with the assistance of Torres’ late error.
Despite scoring simply seven runs in three days, last-place Boston (33-33) took two of three video games within the first sequence this season between the longtime rivals as a result of its pitching workers shut down a sputtering Yankees lineup lacking injured outfielders Aaron Judge and Harrison Bader.
“Hopefully we can build off of this,” supervisor Alex Cora stated. “If we keep doing this from the mound, then, we know we’re going to hit. That’s just a matter of time.”
Justin Turner homered and Brayan Bello fired seven environment friendly innings for the Red Sox, matching his profession excessive.
Jose Trevino’s early two-run single that took a fortunate bounce off second base was one in all solely three hits for the Yankees _ and all of the offense they may muster.
Chris Martin labored a hitless inning for his tenth profession save and first for the Red Sox. With a runner on third, he struck out Trevino and rookie Anthony Volpe to finish it.
“I think overall it was a great series for the team,” Hernandez stated. “Offensively, we obviously didn’t burst out and score a bunch of runs _ but we did what we had to do.”
Hernandez’s sharp single off Ron Marinaccio (2-3) within the tenth scored pinch-runner Adam Duvall, positioned at second base as the automated runner earlier than advancing to 3rd on Triston Casas’ groundout to the proper facet.
Billy McKinney made a leaping catch of Pablo Reyes’ drive on the high of the left-field fence to stop additional harm.
Kenley Jansen (2-3) labored a 1-2-3 ninth for the win.
Yankees starter Clarke Schmidt threw 5 1/3 efficient innings, retiring his closing eight batters, and New York carried a 2-1 lead into the eighth.
Hernandez led off with a single in opposition to Michael King and scampered to second on a lazy-looking error by Torres, who didn’t corral a routine one-hop throw from McKinney in left.
“I think I was looking too fast (at) the runner and just missed the ball. That’s on me,” Torres stated. “The throw was perfect.”
That proved pricey for the Yankees. King walked Reese McGuire, Reyes’ sacrifice bunt superior two runners and Hernandez scored the tying run on Jarren Duran’s RBI groundout.
“It feels like I failed,” Torres stated. “We lost and that feels terrible.”
Turner homered main off the second. In the underside half, Hernandez was positioned completely to subject Trevino’s grounder behind second base, however the ball caromed off the bag into middle subject for a two-run single.
“I felt like saying, `You know what? Let’s go home. This is just, wow,”’ Cora stated. “It’s like, this can’t happen now. But it’s baseball, right? We’ve just got to keep grinding.”
Hernandez dropped his head in disbelief. But the 24-year-old Bello smiled, shook it off and targeted on the actual fact he induced what might’ve simply been an inning-ending grounder. And he didn’t hand over anything the remainder of the best way.
“I was glad that I was able to keep my focus during that situation,” Bello stated via a translator.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Red Sox: McGuire made his second consecutive begin at catcher as an alternative of Connor Wong, one in all a number of Red Sox feeling underneath the climate recently. Wong pinch ran for McGuire within the eighth.
Yankees: LHP Carlos Rodon (again) threw 29 pitches in opposition to Bader and fellow teammate Willie Calhoun in a simulated recreation. “I thought he looked really good,” supervisor Aaron Boone stated. “Probably stuff-wise, as good as I’ve seen him going back to spring.” Rodon is scheduled to face hitters once more Thursday after which begin a minor league rehab project subsequent week. … Calhoun was hit close to the left elbow by a wayward pitch from Rodon, however remained within the leadoff spot in opposition to Boston. “Scary moment,” Boone stated. “Fortunately it looks like Willie’s fine.” … Boone stated he wasn’t positive if Bader (proper hamstring pressure) could be able to return from the injured listing Tuesday or Wednesday in opposition to the Mets. “I know today looked like it went really well,” Boone stated. “It does look like he’s getting really close.” … RHP Ryan Weber deliberate to obtain a platelet-rich plasma injection. Rather than present process surgical procedure, he’ll attempt to rehab his proper forearm pressure.
UP NEXT
Red Sox: Return dwelling to start a three-game sequence Monday night time in opposition to Colorado. LHP James Paxton (2-1, 3.81 ERA) faces former Boston RHP Connor Seabold (1-2, 5.10), traded to the Rockies in January after going 0-4 with an 11.29 ERA in 5 begins for the Red Sox final season.
Yankees: Following a day without work Monday, go to the Mets throughout city Tuesday night time at Citi Field for the opener of a two-game Subway Series absent Judge and injured Mets slugger Pete Alonso. RHP Luis Severino (0-1, 5.75 ERA) makes his fifth begin of the season in opposition to three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (5-2, 3.71). Severino has served up three homers in every of his previous two outings.
