BOSTON — After witnessing this Back Bay shellacking, does there seem a more ludicrous notion right now than that of the Yankees having gained ground on the Red Sox at the non-waiver trade deadline?
The Yankees won the headlines and the plaudits in the past week with their imports. Then, their biggest game of the season to date went sideways because of a guy the Red Sox acquired … in June.
Remember Steve Pearce? If you didn’t recall his layover with the 2012 Yankees, you surely will remember him now.
Pearce, the righty-hitting role player, slammed three homers and drove home six runs, both career highs, to lead the Red Sox’s power-charged, 15-7 victory over the Yankees on Thursday night at Fenway Park.