While tonight’s 4-1 Yankees loss to the Red Sox went slightly better than Thursday night’s 15-7 debacle, it was another snoozer of a loss to a red-hot Boston team that carved its way through the Yankees for the second straight night.
Although the Yankees didn’t score in the first inning, there were at least some fireworks. Rick Porcello drilled Brett Gardner to lead off the game, and Gardner stared down Porcello as he walked to first base. Then, to lead off the home half, Luis Severino buzzed the dome of Mookie Betts with a 96 mph brushback pitch.