Meanwhile, Sale was dominant for the first eight innings before allowing three straight singles to open the ninth, at which point he was removed from the game. Meanwhile, Sale's lack of run support in his first five starts for Boston has been a troubling trend. In Sale's 37 2/3 innings, the Red Sox have scored a total of four runs.
Sale (1-2, 1.19 ERA) gave up three runs (two earned) on eight hits, walking none and striking out 10.
A sacrifice fly by Matt Holliday in the fourth, an unearned run against Sale, was the only run by either team until the ninth, when the Yankees tacked on a pair, including one on a single by Holliday.