The Yankees improved to 89-66 this afternoon after defeating the Red Sox by a score of 4-3. The game lasted just two hours and 38 minutes, compared to the four hour, 45 minute affair yesterday.
Ramiro Mendoza started for the Yankees and went six innings, giving up three runs on seven hits. Opposing him was Aaron Sele, who went the distance and allowed 10 hits and four runs. With the game tied at three in the seventh, Paul O’Neill hit a sacrifice fly to right field to score Derek Jeter and to take the lead.