COMMENTARY
Heading into Tuesday’s doubleheader – in spite of their recent struggles – the Red Sox had still managed to rip off seven straight wins against the Yankees.
Now, after a pair of not-too-surprising setbacks, they’ve lost two straight in the head-to-head. After squeaking out Game 1, 3-2, the Yankees did the same in Game 2 by a score of 4-1.
In each matchup, the Red Sox (73-72) struck first, the Yankees (73-72) responded and took the lead in the sixth, then the Red Sox tried to fight back but ran out of time.