![]() Three relievers shut the Red Sox down from there, with Clay Holmes pitching the ninth for his 16th save. In all, Cole was charged with five runs on five hits and three walks while striking out seven. “And, you know, we made our pitches and gave up a homer, but they didn't beat us.” So, you know, let’s just go make our pitches,'" Cole said. “We said ‘Homer doesn’t beat us right here. The Yankees led 6-2 in the fifth with Devers due up again - time for a meeting on the mound. “And he’s had some success, obviously.”Įntering the game tied for second in the AL East - but 14 games behind the first-place Yankees - the Red Sox fell behind 5-0 in the third before Devers' two-run shot in the bottom half. “It’s great pitcher against a great hitter,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. Hicks also tripled in the fifth and scored to make it 6-2 before Devers’ second homer brought Boston within one run and sparked the heartiest “Yankees suck!” chant of the night. Josh Donaldson homered for the second straight game, hitting a grand slam in the third, and Aaron Hicks homered on the very next pitch to stake Cole to a 5-0 lead. “We’ll just have to just keep at it, man.” ![]() ![]() “You're supposed to fail seven out of 10 times in this gig. He’s just been able to hit every(thing), there hasn't been a miss-hit. “I’m open for suggestions,” the Yankees right-hander said to reporters afterward. 304 average with six home runs in 23 at-bats against Cole. The Red Sox third baseman made a final push to be added to the AL All-Star roster by homering twice off the Yankees ace, delivering two of Boston's five hits and all five of the RBI. Donaldson's slam leads Yankees past Devers, Red Sox 6-5īOSTON - Gerrit Cole shut down eight of the nine hitters in the Red Sox lineup - good enough to lead the New York Yankees to a 6-5 victory over Boston on Thursday night.
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