Overview
- The Red Sox beat the Yankees for a third straight time on Saturday and will try to complete a four-game sweep Sunday night on NBC when Sonny Gray faces Carlos Rodón.
- Rookie left-hander Jake Bennett threw a career-high 6 1/3 innings on Saturday, allowing three hits and one run with two walks and three strikeouts to outpitch Gerrit Cole.
- Lefty Payton Tolle carried a perfect game into the sixth inning on Friday and finished with seven shutout frames after saying he battled flu-like symptoms and used DayQuil to get through the start.
- Yankees ace Gerrit Cole gave up four runs and seven hits in a 5.1-inning outing on Saturday as New York’s offense stagnated, and the club made lineup moves this series that briefly sent Ben Rice to the bench before returning him to the lineup.
- Boston’s starters have produced 10 consecutive quality starts, the club’s longest stretch since 1988, and the Red Sox surge has cut into New York’s AL East margin leaving the Yankees’ lead slimmer in the short term.