In their final regular-season game against the Boston Red Sox this year, the Yankees sent a malicious parting gift on Sunday night at Yankee Stadium, a lasting impression just in case these rivals cross paths again come October.
After wearing down starter Chris Sale, the Yankees pounded the Red Sox bullpen for an emphatic 9-2 win that gave the Yankees three victories out of the four games in the series and allowed them to move to within three and a half games of Boston, which leads the American League East.