NEW YORK -- The Red Sox rode into New York playing for nothing but paychecks, pride and the opportunity to convince anyone watching that they might be worthy of roster spots on a major league team next year.
The Yankees were playing like a team that’s going somewhere.
Their red-hot offense finally cooled off Wednesday, when they had entered having scored 90 runs in 10 games, but their pitching staff held the Red Sox to just 16 hits in three games, including just five hits Thursday, when the Yankees picked up a 2-1 victory thanks to a go-ahead home run from Jacoby Ellsbury.