Red Sox dominate Yankees by 11 runs; ace starter Crochet enjoys the silent atmosphere at Yankee Stadium

The Boston Red Sox kept up their pressure on the New York Yankees, putting up 7 runs in the top of the 9th inning and beating the Yankees 12-1. The Red Sox have now won 8 straight games against the Yankees, matching the longest winning streak in their head-to-head history over the last 113 years.

Reacting to the silence from Yankees fans, Garrett Crochet, who started for the Red Sox and allowed just one run over 7 innings, said, "It feels great. It’s kind of strange in a way, but we’re playing really well right now, and this kind of thing happens on the road, so it’s good.”

Crochet threw 103 pitches over 7 innings, striking out 11 batters and issuing only 1 walk, while giving up 5 hits. The only run he allowed came in the bottom of the 4th inning when Giancarlo Stanton hit his 16th home run of the season. Apart from that, he shut down the Yankees’ lineup completely.

After Crochet left the game, the Yankees managed to put runners on first and third with one out in the bottom of the 8th inning, thanks to consecutive hits by Aaron Judge and Cody Bellinger. However, in a crucial moment, Red Sox relievers Greg Weissert and Justin Wilson struck out two batters in a row, extinguishing the threat and denying the Yankees any chance to rally.

The Red Sox offense racked up 17 hits. Trevor Story recorded 3 hits and 3 RBIs, including his 20th home run of the season in the 5th inning, becoming the first Red Sox player this season to reach 20 home runs and 20 stolen bases. Additionally, the 8th and 9th hitters, David Hamilton and Carlos Narvaez, each had 3 hits, with Narvaez hitting a two-run homer in the top of the 9th inning.

The Red Sox have won the first three games of this four-game series, losing only the opener against the Yankees this season. They have since claimed 8 straight victories against New York and are aiming to sweep two consecutive series against the Yankees as well as achieve the second-longest winning streak against them in franchise history. The longest single-season winning streak versus the Yankees for the Red Sox is 14 games, set in 1912.