Yankees starter Luis Cessa was pulled from the game with a possible injury after only 14 pitches, but the way the Red Sox had jumped on him, he may not have lasted much longer anyway.
Cessa allowed five hits to six batters and gave up four runs (0.1-5-4-0-0, 14). Cessa also was charged with an error, one of two the Yankees managed to commit during his short stint. Xander Bogaerts and J.D. Martinez hit home runs in the second and fourth innings, respectively, as Boston finished the regular season with a history-making 108-54 record.
After losing the first two games of the series, the Red Sox came out swinging in the first.