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07/26 21:46 CDT Red Sox overcome Judge's 470-foot homer, rally with 3 runs in
8th to beat Yankees 9-7
Red Sox overcome Judge's 470-foot homer, rally with 3 runs in 8th to beat
Yankees 9-7
BY KEN POWTAK
Associated Press
BOSTON (AP) --- Masataka Yoshida hit a tiebreaking two-run single off Clay
Holmes in a three-run eighth inning, and the Boston Red Sox overcame Aaron
Judge's 470-foot home run to beat the reeling New York Yankees 9-7 Friday night.
Judge hit his major league-leading 36th homer, a three-run drive in the seventh
on a Zack Kelly cutter that landed in a small section of stands above a back
wall and below a videoboard. That put New York ahead 6-4, and Austin Wells
followed with a solo homer over right fielder Tyler O'Neill, who tumbled into
the stands.
Ceddanne Rafaela cut the deficit to 7-6 with a two-run shot against Luke Weaver
in the bottom half that went over the Green Monster and out of Fenway Park.
Weaver (4-2) allowed Rob Refsnyder's third hit of the night leading off the
eighth and walked Connor Wong.
Holmes relieved with one out in just his second appearance since July 14 and
allowed Wilyer Abreu's tying double on an up sinker. Holmes has blown four of
his last six save chances and seven of 28 this season.
Yoshida took a pair of sliders for balls, then singled.
Boston had lost five of its first six games after the All-Star break.
New York (60-45) has lost five of six and is 10-23 after a 50-22 start.
Bailey Horn (1-1) got three outs for his first major league win and Kenley
Jansen pitched the ninth for his 20th save in 23 chances, the 440th of his big
league career.
Red Sox starter Brayan Bello gave up three runs in five innings.
Anthony Volpe homered into the center-field bleachers, tying the game at 1.
New York starter Nestor Cortes gave up four and a season-high nine hits in 4
2/3 innings. He's 0-5 with a 6.18 ERA in 11 starts away from Yankee Stadium and
4-4 with a 2.48 ERA at home.
NEW ADDITIONS
Boston acquired LHP James Paxton from the Los Angeles Dodgers for minor league
infielder Moises Bolivar.
BABY
Yankees pitching coach Matt Blake missed the game following the birth of his
daughter Georgie.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: Manager Aaron Boone said slugger Giancarlo Stanton could be activated
Monday in Philadelphia. He's been out since straining a hamstring on June 22.
Red Sox: Chief Baseball Officer Craig Breslow said before the game that 1B
Triston Casas could start a rehab assignment in about a week. "He's feeling
good taking swings with more intensity," Breslow said. Casas has been sidelined
since mid-April with a rib strain. ... Refsnyder crashed into the Green
Monster, trying to make a leaping catch. He was down for a while but stayed in
the game.
UP NEXT
Yankees RHP Marcus Stroman (7-5, 3.51 ERA) starts Saturday night against Red
Sox RHP Kutter Crawford (6-8, 3.37). Crawford won on July 8 at Yankee Stadium,
needing just 68 pitches in seven shutout innings.
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