Yankees suffer seventh straight loss as Urias leads Red Sox to victory
NEW YORK (AP) — Until a few days in the past, Luis Urias of the Boston Red Sox had by no means hit a grand slam within the Major Leagues. Now the light-hitting infielder is in a class with Hall of Famer Jimmie Foxx.
Urias grow to be the primary Red Sox participant to hit grand slams on consecutive pitches and the primary in 80 years to hit slams in consecutive video games in main Boston to an 8-1 victory over the fading Yankees Saturday, sending New York to its seventh straight loss.
Urias cleared the based mostly in his final at bat in opposition to Washington reliever Robert Garcia on Thursday night time and the ninth-place hitter surprised Yankees ace Gerrit Cole within the second inning with a blast to left middle.
Urias, who was acquired from Milwaukee in a deal on the commerce deadline, is the primary Red Sox to hit grand slams in consecutive video games since Foxx on May 20-21 in 1940. He is also the primary participant within the majors to hit grand slams in consecutive journeys to the plate since Josh Willingham with Washington in 2009.
Before hitting the grand slam, the infielder had a mixed .181 common with Milwaukee and Boston.
“I never hit a grand slam in my career, not even winter leagues, not even minor leagues,” Urías mentioned by a translator. “Now I have two and I have one against the Yankees in one of the biggest rivalries in baseball. So I’m very excited for it.”
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The final Boston participant to hit grand slams in consecutive plate look was Bill Mueller, who did it on the seventh and eighth inning at Texas July 29, 2003 at Texas.
“Urías just demolished a slider. It’s just right there on the corner down and away. It’s a beautiful pitch but a better swing.” mentioned Cole, who additionally gave up a two-run drive to eighth-place hitter Connor Wong within the fourth, the final inning of his shortest outing of the season.
After, permitting the catcher’s seventh homer, Cole (10-4) stared blankly in the direction of proper discipline in disbelief. Cole tied a season excessive by permitting six runs for the third time and gave up seven hits.
Kutter Crawford no-hit New York for five 1/3 innings till Aaron Judge homered for the second straight sport on the right-hander’s 67th pitch.
The shedding streak is the longest for New York since Sept. 4-10, 2021. At 60-63, New York is three video games underneath this late within the season for the primary time since they had been 56-59 following a win over the Angels on Aug. 30, 1995.
“We’re scuffling a right now in a lot of places,” Yankees supervisor Aaron Boone mentioned.
The Yankees misplaced their sixth straight to the Red Sox and had been held to 2 runs or fewer for the forty first time.
Boston received for the eighth time in 12 video games and produced 12 hits for the second straight sport. The Red Sox (65-58) pulled inside placing distance of Seattle for the ultimate wild-card spot.
“The at-bats were tremendous today,” Boston supervisor Alex Cora mentioned. “He’s one of the best if not the best starters in the big leagues.”
Pablo Reyes added an RBI ground-rule double within the eighth on a ball that went over left fielder Greg Allen’s head and bounced into the stands, prompting a number of “Let’s Go Red Sox” chants from the stands. Rafael Devers opened the ninth by homering on a 3-0 pitch.
After falling behind, the Yankees ran themselves out of the second on a failed bunt try.
Isiah Kiner-Falefa tried to bunt however softly popped as much as Wong, who shortly doubled off Giancarlo Stanton, who was nearing second.
Crawford prevented the Yankees from rallying additional when he ended the sixth by placing out Stanton.
Crawford matched a season-high by pitching six innings. He struck out 5, walked two and allowed two baserunners.
“Being able to go six innings is great but more of it is on the offense,” Crawford mentioned. “They jumped out early, I had an early lead and it’s a lot easier to pitch when you have a six-run lead.”
TURNER STRIKES AGAIN
In the fifth, Boston’s Justin Turner hit a foul ball into the Yankee radio sales space however this time it didn’t hit play-by-play man John Sterling. In the ninth inning on June 10, Turner hit a foul ball that hit Sterling within the head. He signed a ball for the longtime announcer the next day.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Red Sox: 1B Tristan Casas (tooth an infection) was scratched from the unique lineup.
UP NEXT
RHP Clarke Schmidt (8-7, 4.76 ERA) begins for the Yankees Sunday and Nick Pivetta (8-6, 4.34) will both begin or comply with an opener for Boston.
