OSTON — Mookie Betts and the Red Sox gave the Yankees and Brian Cashman a booming message Friday night at Fenway Park: You had better trade for another starting pitcher.
Betts slammed three home runs off James Paxton in his first three at-bats as the Red Sox cruised to a 10-5 victory. If you’re counting, that’s 29 runs against the Yankees in two nights and Betts is rolling with six hits in those two games.
The Yankees came here with the idea of burying the Red Sox in the AL East, but after these two slaughters, the Red Sox are gaining life in the division.