Red Sox closer Craig Kimbrel entered Wednesday’s game against the Yankees in the bottom of the eighth looking to protect a one-run lead for the first five-out save of his career.
As has happened so frequently lately, it didn’t work out for the Red Sox — and it did for the Yankees.
Kimbrel gave up a two-run triple to Brett Gardner, followed by a two-run homer to Aaron Judge, as the Yankees rallied for a 9-6 win in The Bronx.
“It seems like they’re doing all the small things at the right time,” Kimbrel said after his second blown save in his past four chances.