BOSTON -- Brett Gardner drove in three runs then watched the Yankees' bullpen shut down another opponent.
Dellin Betances struck out the last four batters for his first save and New York beat the Boston Red Sox 4-2 on Saturday for its 12th win in 15 games.
"The bullpen this year is as good as I've ever seen," Gardner said. "If we can have a lead after five, six innings, you feel really, really good about your chances."
Gardner's two-run single in the fifth gave the Yankees a 3-1 lead and starter Nathan Eovaldi (2-0) held it before leaving with two outs and a runner on first in the seventh. Chris Martin allowed a run-scoring double to Mookie Betts then got the third out. Justin Wilson fanned Pablo Sandoval in the eighth before Betances took over.
Neither of New York's top two relievers has allowed an earned run this year, Betances in 13 outings and closer Andrew Miller, who got his ninth save in a 3-2 win over Boston on Friday night, in 11. They've combined for 46 strikeouts in 27 innings.
"They're aggressive," manager Joe Girardi said of his relievers. "They know that they're power arms and they have good stuff."
The Yankees have bounced back after a 3-6 start and lead the AL East. The Red Sox are 5-9 in their last 14 games.
One day after tying Willie Mays for fourth place with 660 career homers, Alex Rodriguez singled in four at-bats, a sharp hit to left field in the eighth after grounding out three times against Wade Miley (1-3).
Gardner doubled home a run in the third before his fifth-inning single. Chris Young hit his sixth homer of the year, a solo shot in the ninth.
Eovaldi allowed two runs in 6 2/3 innings. He left after his only walk, to Blake Swihart. Betts then hit his RBI double.
Swihart got a hit in his first major league game. He was called up from Triple-A after catcher Ryan Hanigan broke a finger.
"We had a chance to work together in spring training," Miley said. "He knows what he's doing."
Both starters pitched well after their worst outings of the season last Sunday.
"Wade delivered what we anticipated and will anticipate going forward," Boston manager John Farrell said.
Miley gave up a run in the third when Didi Gregorius singled, took second on a wild pitch and scored on the double by Gardner, who was thrown out trying to reach third.
The Red Sox tied it in the fourth on Dustin Pedroia's fifth homer.
Chase Headley led off the Yankees fifth with a double and stayed at second when Gregorio Petit's fly to center bounced in front of Betts. After a sacrifice by Gregorius and a groundout by Jacoby Ellsbury, Gardner singled.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: RHP Ivan Nova allowed an infield hit and struck out one in 1 1/3 innings at extended spring training in his first game since elbow ligament replacement surgery a year ago. "More than I was expecting," Nova said. "Everything was good. I'm happy." Nova, scheduled to throw two innings Thursday at extended spring, appears on target to be back in June.
Red Sox: Hanigan went on the 15-day disabled list with a broken right pinkie sustained Friday night. Swihart came up from Pawtucket and struck out in his first at-bat before singling in the fifth when he beat out a deep grounder to second baseman Petit.
ALL-BUSINESS A-ROD
Rodriguez, suspended all last season in the Biogenesis performance-enhancing drug scandal, was praised by Gardner: "Ever since he came back he's been all about working hard and trying to help the team win, and the way that he is able to help everybody around him and kind of rally everybody together I think is pretty special."
PANDA PRODUCES
Pablo Sandoval went 2 for 4 and has reached base in each of his eight games against the Yankees. He is 12 for 17 against Eovaldi.
UP NEXT
Yankees: Adam Warren (1-1, 4.35 ERA) pitches against Boston for the second time this season in Sunday night's series finale. In his first outing, he allowed one earned run in 5 1/3 innings in an 8-4 loss April 11.
Red Sox: Joe Kelly (1-0, 4.94) faced Warren in that game and gave up one run and one hit in seven innings. He hasn't gotten a decision in his last three starts and allowed five runs in each of his last two.
Dellin Betances struck out the last four batters for his first save and New York beat the Boston Red Sox 4-2 on Saturday for its 12th win in 15 games.
"The bullpen this year is as good as I've ever seen," Gardner said. "If we can have a lead after five, six innings, you feel really, really good about your chances."
Gardner's two-run single in the fifth gave the Yankees a 3-1 lead and starter Nathan Eovaldi (2-0) held it before leaving with two outs and a runner on first in the seventh. Chris Martin allowed a run-scoring double to Mookie Betts then got the third out. Justin Wilson fanned Pablo Sandoval in the eighth before Betances took over.
Neither of New York's top two relievers has allowed an earned run this year, Betances in 13 outings and closer Andrew Miller, who got his ninth save in a 3-2 win over Boston on Friday night, in 11. They've combined for 46 strikeouts in 27 innings.
"They're aggressive," manager Joe Girardi said of his relievers. "They know that they're power arms and they have good stuff."
The Yankees have bounced back after a 3-6 start and lead the AL East. The Red Sox are 5-9 in their last 14 games.
One day after tying Willie Mays for fourth place with 660 career homers, Alex Rodriguez singled in four at-bats, a sharp hit to left field in the eighth after grounding out three times against Wade Miley (1-3).
Gardner doubled home a run in the third before his fifth-inning single. Chris Young hit his sixth homer of the year, a solo shot in the ninth.
Eovaldi allowed two runs in 6 2/3 innings. He left after his only walk, to Blake Swihart. Betts then hit his RBI double.
Swihart got a hit in his first major league game. He was called up from Triple-A after catcher Ryan Hanigan broke a finger.
"We had a chance to work together in spring training," Miley said. "He knows what he's doing."
Both starters pitched well after their worst outings of the season last Sunday.
"Wade delivered what we anticipated and will anticipate going forward," Boston manager John Farrell said.
Miley gave up a run in the third when Didi Gregorius singled, took second on a wild pitch and scored on the double by Gardner, who was thrown out trying to reach third.
The Red Sox tied it in the fourth on Dustin Pedroia's fifth homer.
Chase Headley led off the Yankees fifth with a double and stayed at second when Gregorio Petit's fly to center bounced in front of Betts. After a sacrifice by Gregorius and a groundout by Jacoby Ellsbury, Gardner singled.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: RHP Ivan Nova allowed an infield hit and struck out one in 1 1/3 innings at extended spring training in his first game since elbow ligament replacement surgery a year ago. "More than I was expecting," Nova said. "Everything was good. I'm happy." Nova, scheduled to throw two innings Thursday at extended spring, appears on target to be back in June.
Red Sox: Hanigan went on the 15-day disabled list with a broken right pinkie sustained Friday night. Swihart came up from Pawtucket and struck out in his first at-bat before singling in the fifth when he beat out a deep grounder to second baseman Petit.
ALL-BUSINESS A-ROD
Rodriguez, suspended all last season in the Biogenesis performance-enhancing drug scandal, was praised by Gardner: "Ever since he came back he's been all about working hard and trying to help the team win, and the way that he is able to help everybody around him and kind of rally everybody together I think is pretty special."
PANDA PRODUCES
Pablo Sandoval went 2 for 4 and has reached base in each of his eight games against the Yankees. He is 12 for 17 against Eovaldi.
UP NEXT
Yankees: Adam Warren (1-1, 4.35 ERA) pitches against Boston for the second time this season in Sunday night's series finale. In his first outing, he allowed one earned run in 5 1/3 innings in an 8-4 loss April 11.
Red Sox: Joe Kelly (1-0, 4.94) faced Warren in that game and gave up one run and one hit in seven innings. He hasn't gotten a decision in his last three starts and allowed five runs in each of his last two.
1:35PM,EDT,May 2,2015
Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| New York - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Wade Miley pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| Ellsbury singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Gardner struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Ellsbury stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| Rodriguez grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Teixeira grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Nathan Eovaldi pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| Betts struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Pedroia flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Ortiz reached on infield single to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Ramírez grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Wade Miley pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| McCann grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Young doubled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Headley grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Petit grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Nathan Eovaldi pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| Sandoval popped out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Napoli grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Holt flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Wade Miley pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| Gregorius singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Ellsbury struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Gardner doubled to left, Gregorius scored, Gregorius to third. Gardner out stretching at third. | 1 | 0 |
| Rodriguez grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Nathan Eovaldi pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| Bogaerts grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| Swihart struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Betts lined out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Wade Miley pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| Teixeira grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| McCann grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Young lined out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Nathan Eovaldi pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| Pedroia homered to left (377 feet). | 1 | 1 |
| Ortiz singled to center. | 1 | 1 |
| Ramírez flied out to right. | 1 | 1 |
| Sandoval singled to center, Ortiz to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Napoli grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Sandoval out at second. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Wade Miley pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| Headley doubled to left. | 1 | 1 |
| Petit singled to center. | 1 | 1 |
| Gregorius sacrificed to third, Headley to third, Petit to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Ellsbury grounded out to first. | 1 | 1 |
| Gardner singled to left, Headley and Petit scored, Gardner to second advancing on throw. | 3 | 1 |
| Rodriguez grounded out to third. | 3 | 1 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Nathan Eovaldi pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| Holt grounded out to first. | 3 | 1 |
| Bogaerts flied out to center. | 3 | 1 |
| Swihart reached on infield single to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Betts grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Swihart out at second. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Wade Miley pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| Teixeira flied out to left. | 3 | 1 |
| McCann popped out to shortstop. | 3 | 1 |
| Young popped out to shortstop. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Nathan Eovaldi pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| Pedroia grounded out to third. | 3 | 1 |
| Ortiz grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 1 |
| Ramírez singled to right. | 3 | 1 |
| Sandoval singled to right, Ramírez to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Napoli flied out to right. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Wade Miley pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| Headley flied out to center. | 3 | 1 |
| Petit struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| Gregorius lined out to right. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Nathan Eovaldi pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| Holt lined out to center. | 3 | 1 |
| Bogaerts popped out to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Swihart walked. | 3 | 1 |
| Martin relieved Eovaldi. | 3 | 1 |
| Betts doubled to left center, Swihart scored. | 3 | 2 |
| Pedroia grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Tommy Layne pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| Layne relieved Miley. | 3 | 2 |
| Ellsbury grounded out to second. | 3 | 2 |
| Gardner grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 2 |
| Ogando relieved Layne. | 3 | 2 |
| Rodriguez singled to left. | 3 | 2 |
| Teixeira grounded out to second. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Justin Wilson pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| Wilson relieved Martin. | 3 | 2 |
| Ortiz grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 2 |
| Ramírez walked. | 3 | 2 |
| Sandoval struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| Betances relieved Wilson. | 3 | 2 |
| Napoli struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Alexi Ogando pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| McCann flied out to right. | 3 | 2 |
| Young homered to left (356 feet). | 4 | 2 |
| Headley struck out swinging. | 4 | 2 |
| Petit grounded out to pitcher. | 4 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Dellin Betances pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| Holt struck out swinging. | 4 | 2 |
| Bogaerts struck out swinging. | 4 | 2 |
| Swihart struck out looking. | 4 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York Yankees | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Ellsbury CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .323 | .400 | .376 |
| Gardner LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .319 | .405 | .420 |
| Rodriguez DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .243 | .371 | .541 |
| Teixeira 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .200 | .323 | .563 |
| McCann C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .250 | .309 | .417 |
| Young RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .317 | .386 | .698 |
| Headley 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .231 | .278 | .396 |
| Petit 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .200 | .265 | .300 |
| Gregorius SS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .221 | .280 | .250 |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 136 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Young (6, Miley); Gardner (4, Miley); Headley (4, Miley) HR: Young (6, 9th inning off Ogando 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: Gardner 3 (10), Young (12) S: Gregorius 2-out RBI: Gardner 2 Yankees RISP: 3-9 (Teixeira 0-1, Petit 1-2, Gardner 2-2, Rodriguez 0-2, Headley 0-1, Ellsbury 0-1) Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Ellsbury (9, 2nd base off Miley/Swihart) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Gregorius-Petit-Teixeira). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Fenway Park, Boston, MA |
| Attendance | 36,611 (97.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:44 |
| Weather | 46 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 3 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Cory Blaser, First Base - Jeff Nelson, Second Base - Laz Diaz, Third Base - Chris Guccione |
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