On Thursday night, the Boston Red Sox lit up Yankee Stadium with a thrilling 6-3 victory over the New York Yankees, snapping the Yanks’ five-game winning streak among the spark that adds to baseball’s greatest rivalry.
Game Highlights & Tidbits
Rookie Roman Anthony made the biggest statement – his two-run blast in the ninth inning turned the game in Boston’s direction and capped a three-RBI debut that Yankees fans will remember.
Nathaniel Lowe kept the heat steaming with a momentum-shifting bomb in the form of an RBI double in the seventh that handed Boston their first lead.
And that was not all, Roman Anthony added a sacrifice fly earlier in the game and both he and Lowe added key RBIs down the line.
The Yankees throwing with a collapse all in the 2nd inning when they had four errors and three unearned runs. Even with a lights out self from Luis Gil, the damage was already done.
With this win, Boston became 6-1 against them this year and only a half game from catching up to New York for the Wild Card.
Clutch Crunch Takeaways
Rising Stars Fast Rising: Roman Anthony looks like he has arrived on the scene – big rookie energy.
Defensive Collapse Hurts Big Teams: The Yankee defense TOTALLY folded when it was the worst time.
Series Momentum – Who’s riding it? : Yanks feel the pressure of the standings.
Final Take
This was a massive win, which was not just a win, but a power shift. With Roman Anthony’s heroics and NY’s errors a moment was created. As the Red Sox put the (re) pressure on the Yankees, the Bronx now has the feel of flammable.