It feels like that could gone much worse. Despite the lineup being dominated by Rick Porcello for eight innings, New York came up victorious at 3-1. Pineda pitched his best game in almost two months, Drew came up clutch to drive in the go-ahead runs and Gardner extended the lead for a 3-1 win. And, of course, little luck didn’t hurt either (talking about the instant replay situation in the bottom eighth). This was a type of the game that probably infuriated Red Sox fans more than it pleased the Yankee fans.
Cy Porcello
For first awhile, the Yankee lineup made Rick Porcello look like a Cy Young candidate.