NEW YORK -- David Price was perfectly cordial to the media Thursday night. There weren't many positive things to say about his pitching, though.
Gary Sanchez homered twice to drive in five runs and the New York Yankees pounded Price again in a 9-1 victory , one night after the Boston Red Sox ace had an angry exchange with a reporter.
"It was not tough at all to focus here," Price said, speaking softly in the middle of the clubhouse. "This is baseball. Stuff happens. It happens to the best of the best. It happened to me tonight."
Michael Pineda (7-3) rebounded from a rough outing with seven brilliant innings, and New York took two of three from its biggest rival in their first series at Yankee Stadium this year. On the strength of stingy performances by CC Sabathia and Pineda, the Bronx Bombers outscored Boston 17-1 in the final two matchups even though the Red Sox started a pair of Cy Young Award winners.
New York holds a three-game lead in the AL East over Boston.
Making his third appearance this season since recovering from a strained left elbow, Price (1-1) was tagged for six runs and eight hits in five innings. He served up both of Sanchez's homers, a three-run shot in the third and a two-run drive in the fifth.
"I'll be ready in five days," Price said.
Minutes after Wednesday night's game, Price got into a heated argument with a Red Sox beat writer just outside the team's clubhouse. According to reports, Price cursed at the reporter and then two others when they asked to interview him.
"I can't say he was not disrespectful," Boston manager John Farrell said Thursday.
Farrell said he didn't think the altercation would affect Price on the mound. The manager said Price would be spoken to and the situation would be "handled" at another time because he didn't want to distract the left-hander on a day he was pitching.
"Obviously, it was an emotional conversation," Farrell said before the game. "There will be follow-up, yeah."
Whatever the reason, Price wasn't sharp in a ballpark that's been nothing but trouble for him lately.
Coming off an excellent outing in Baltimore, he walked four and threw back his head in disgust after giving up Sanchez's three-run homer. Price dropped to 14-11 with a 4.70 ERA versus New York, which is batting .369 against him over the past two seasons. He has a 3.01 career ERA against all other teams.
Since signing a $217 million, seven-year contract with the Red Sox as a free agent, Price is 1-4 with an 8.31 ERA in six starts against New York. He's lost all four outings at Yankee Stadium during that stretch.
Price has made 36 career starts against the Yankees, 11 more than versus any other team. He said a blister that cropped up in the fifth didn't affect him at all.
"I threw the ball extremely well against those guys two years ago," he said. "This is a tough lineup to pitch against, and I look forward to the next time I can do it."
Sanchez, dropped from second to sixth in the lineup Wednesday, has four homers and nine RBI in seven at-bats against Price. Two of the slugger's five career multihomer games have come this month.
"I think he's starting to feel it a little bit now," teammate Aaron Judge said. "It's exciting. Every time that guy comes up to the plate, he's due to do some damage."
Brett Gardner hit his 13th homer -- all in 35 games since April 29 -- and an RBI single for New York. Judge had three hits and a walk, scoring twice.
Pineda yielded four hits and struck out eight . He did not permit an earned run after getting knocked around last Friday in a loss at Toronto that ended a long string of solid starts.
"I think we've seen a lot of growth in Michael this year, and we need to continue to see it," manager Joe Girardi said.
LOOK OUT!
Judge's line-drive single up the middle in the sixth registered an exit velocity of 120 mph off the bat -- the hardest-hit ball in the majors this season, according to MLB Statcast. The 6-foot-7, 282-pound rookie holds the top three spots on that list. "He's amazing, and that's why I call him, `The Animal," Sanchez said through a translator.
HOME COOKING
Pineda surpassed his win total from last season. He is 6-1 with a 1.96 ERA in seven starts at Yankee Stadium this year.
CLUTCH PITCHING
New York pitchers have held opponents hitless in their past 36 at-bats with runners in scoring position, the longest streak for a major league team since Houston (0 for 39) in 2015. Boston is 0 for 20 with runners in scoring position against the Yankees this year.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Red Sox: 2B Dustin Pedroia is expected back in the lineup Friday night against Detroit. The four-time All-Star and 2008 AL MVP has been on the disabled list since May 30 with a sprained left wrist. ... LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (right knee) was set to play catch for the second consecutive day. Rodriguez went on the 10-day DL last Friday. "There's growing confidence in the stability that he deals with," Farrell said. "This has been a pretty good advancement here in these 48 hours."
Yankees: 1B Greg Bird went 1 for 3 with two walks for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre at Lehigh Valley after his rehab assignment was moved from Class A Tampa. Bird has been on the DL since May 2 with a bruised right ankle.
UP NEXT
Red Sox: LHP Brian Johnson (2-0, 2.57 ERA) will be recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket to face the Tigers when Boston begins a five-game homestand Friday night. Johnson's most recent major league outing was a five-hit shutout May 27 against Seattle. RHP Jordan Zimmermann (5-4, 5.98) pitches for Detroit.
Yankees: Rookie LHP Jordan Montgomery (3-4, 3.67 ERA) starts against Dylan Bundy (6-4, 2.93) and the Orioles in the opener of a three-game set between AL East foes. Bundy beat Montgomery 3-2 on May 29 in Baltimore.
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Boston Red Sox
Gary Sanchez homered twice to drive in five runs and the New York Yankees pounded Price again in a 9-1 victory , one night after the Boston Red Sox ace had an angry exchange with a reporter.
"It was not tough at all to focus here," Price said, speaking softly in the middle of the clubhouse. "This is baseball. Stuff happens. It happens to the best of the best. It happened to me tonight."
Michael Pineda (7-3) rebounded from a rough outing with seven brilliant innings, and New York took two of three from its biggest rival in their first series at Yankee Stadium this year. On the strength of stingy performances by CC Sabathia and Pineda, the Bronx Bombers outscored Boston 17-1 in the final two matchups even though the Red Sox started a pair of Cy Young Award winners.
New York holds a three-game lead in the AL East over Boston.
Making his third appearance this season since recovering from a strained left elbow, Price (1-1) was tagged for six runs and eight hits in five innings. He served up both of Sanchez's homers, a three-run shot in the third and a two-run drive in the fifth.
"I'll be ready in five days," Price said.
Minutes after Wednesday night's game, Price got into a heated argument with a Red Sox beat writer just outside the team's clubhouse. According to reports, Price cursed at the reporter and then two others when they asked to interview him.
"I can't say he was not disrespectful," Boston manager John Farrell said Thursday.
Farrell said he didn't think the altercation would affect Price on the mound. The manager said Price would be spoken to and the situation would be "handled" at another time because he didn't want to distract the left-hander on a day he was pitching.
"Obviously, it was an emotional conversation," Farrell said before the game. "There will be follow-up, yeah."
Whatever the reason, Price wasn't sharp in a ballpark that's been nothing but trouble for him lately.
Coming off an excellent outing in Baltimore, he walked four and threw back his head in disgust after giving up Sanchez's three-run homer. Price dropped to 14-11 with a 4.70 ERA versus New York, which is batting .369 against him over the past two seasons. He has a 3.01 career ERA against all other teams.
Since signing a $217 million, seven-year contract with the Red Sox as a free agent, Price is 1-4 with an 8.31 ERA in six starts against New York. He's lost all four outings at Yankee Stadium during that stretch.
Price has made 36 career starts against the Yankees, 11 more than versus any other team. He said a blister that cropped up in the fifth didn't affect him at all.
"I threw the ball extremely well against those guys two years ago," he said. "This is a tough lineup to pitch against, and I look forward to the next time I can do it."
Sanchez, dropped from second to sixth in the lineup Wednesday, has four homers and nine RBI in seven at-bats against Price. Two of the slugger's five career multihomer games have come this month.
"I think he's starting to feel it a little bit now," teammate Aaron Judge said. "It's exciting. Every time that guy comes up to the plate, he's due to do some damage."
Brett Gardner hit his 13th homer -- all in 35 games since April 29 -- and an RBI single for New York. Judge had three hits and a walk, scoring twice.
Pineda yielded four hits and struck out eight . He did not permit an earned run after getting knocked around last Friday in a loss at Toronto that ended a long string of solid starts.
"I think we've seen a lot of growth in Michael this year, and we need to continue to see it," manager Joe Girardi said.
LOOK OUT!
Judge's line-drive single up the middle in the sixth registered an exit velocity of 120 mph off the bat -- the hardest-hit ball in the majors this season, according to MLB Statcast. The 6-foot-7, 282-pound rookie holds the top three spots on that list. "He's amazing, and that's why I call him, `The Animal," Sanchez said through a translator.
HOME COOKING
Pineda surpassed his win total from last season. He is 6-1 with a 1.96 ERA in seven starts at Yankee Stadium this year.
CLUTCH PITCHING
New York pitchers have held opponents hitless in their past 36 at-bats with runners in scoring position, the longest streak for a major league team since Houston (0 for 39) in 2015. Boston is 0 for 20 with runners in scoring position against the Yankees this year.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Red Sox: 2B Dustin Pedroia is expected back in the lineup Friday night against Detroit. The four-time All-Star and 2008 AL MVP has been on the disabled list since May 30 with a sprained left wrist. ... LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (right knee) was set to play catch for the second consecutive day. Rodriguez went on the 10-day DL last Friday. "There's growing confidence in the stability that he deals with," Farrell said. "This has been a pretty good advancement here in these 48 hours."
Yankees: 1B Greg Bird went 1 for 3 with two walks for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre at Lehigh Valley after his rehab assignment was moved from Class A Tampa. Bird has been on the DL since May 2 with a bruised right ankle.
UP NEXT
Red Sox: LHP Brian Johnson (2-0, 2.57 ERA) will be recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket to face the Tigers when Boston begins a five-game homestand Friday night. Johnson's most recent major league outing was a five-hit shutout May 27 against Seattle. RHP Jordan Zimmermann (5-4, 5.98) pitches for Detroit.
Yankees: Rookie LHP Jordan Montgomery (3-4, 3.67 ERA) starts against Dylan Bundy (6-4, 2.93) and the Orioles in the opener of a three-game set between AL East foes. Bundy beat Montgomery 3-2 on May 29 in Baltimore.
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Boston - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Pineda pitching for New York | BOS | NYY |
| Betts reached on infield single to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Betts caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Benintendi flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Bogaerts reached on infield single to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Moreland walked, Bogaerts to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Ramírez struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| David Price pitching for Boston | BOS | NYY |
| Gardner flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Hicks popped out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Judge walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Holliday walked, Judge to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Castro struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Michael Pineda pitching for New York | BOS | NYY |
| Bradley Jr. grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Rutledge struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Sandoval struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| David Price pitching for Boston | BOS | NYY |
| Sánchez walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Gregorius singled to center, Sánchez to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Headley flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Carter flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Gardner singled to right, Sánchez scored, Gregorius to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Hicks struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Michael Pineda pitching for New York | BOS | NYY |
| Vázquez lined out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| Betts flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Benintendi struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| David Price pitching for Boston | BOS | NYY |
| Judge singled to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Holliday walked, Judge to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Castro flied out to right, Judge to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Sánchez homered to left (415 feet), Judge and Holliday scored. | 0 | 4 |
| Gregorius singled to center. | 0 | 4 |
| Headley singled to center, Gregorius to second. | 0 | 4 |
| Carter lined out to third. | 0 | 4 |
| Gardner grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 4 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Michael Pineda pitching for New York | BOS | NYY |
| Bogaerts safe at first on throwing error by third baseman Headley. | 0 | 4 |
| Moreland reached on bunt single to shortstop, Bogaerts to second. | 0 | 4 |
| Ramírez grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Moreland out at second, Bogaerts to third. | 0 | 4 |
| Bogaerts scored on Sánchez' passed ball. | 1 | 4 |
| Bradley Jr. walked. | 1 | 4 |
| Rutledge struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| David Price pitching for Boston | BOS | NYY |
| Hicks grounded out to second. | 1 | 4 |
| Judge struck out looking. | 1 | 4 |
| Holliday flied out to right. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Michael Pineda pitching for New York | BOS | NYY |
| Sandoval grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 4 |
| Vázquez grounded out to third. | 1 | 4 |
| Betts grounded out to third. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| David Price pitching for Boston | BOS | NYY |
| Castro singled to left. | 1 | 4 |
| Sánchez homered to right (415 feet), Castro scored. | 1 | 6 |
| Gregorius grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 6 |
| Headley struck out swinging. | 1 | 6 |
| Carter grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 6 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Michael Pineda pitching for New York | BOS | NYY |
| Benintendi flied out to right. | 1 | 6 |
| Bogaerts struck out looking. | 1 | 6 |
| Moreland grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Fernando Abad pitching for Boston | BOS | NYY |
| Gardner grounded out to second. | 1 | 6 |
| Hicks flied out to center. | 1 | 6 |
| Judge singled to center. | 1 | 6 |
| Holliday walked, Judge to second. | 1 | 6 |
| Castro singled to left, Judge scored, Holliday to second. | 1 | 7 |
| Workman relieved Abad. | 1 | 7 |
| Sánchez popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Michael Pineda pitching for New York | BOS | NYY |
| Ramírez singled to left center. | 1 | 7 |
| Bradley Jr. struck out swinging. | 1 | 7 |
| Rutledge struck out swinging. | 1 | 7 |
| Sandoval grounded out to second. | 1 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Brandon Workman pitching for Boston | BOS | NYY |
| Gregorius struck out swinging. | 1 | 7 |
| Headley grounded out to second. | 1 | 7 |
| Carter flied out to left. | 1 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Adam Warren pitching for New York | BOS | NYY |
| Vázquez struck out swinging. | 1 | 7 |
| Betts flied out to left. | 1 | 7 |
| Benintendi grounded out to second. | 1 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Brandon Workman pitching for Boston | BOS | NYY |
| Gardner homered to right (408 feet). | 1 | 8 |
| Hicks singled to center. | 1 | 8 |
| Judge singled to left, Hicks to second. | 1 | 8 |
| Holliday hit by pitch, Hicks to third, Judge to second. | 1 | 8 |
| Castro grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Hicks scored, Holliday out at second, Judge to third. | 1 | 9 |
| Sánchez struck out looking. | 1 | 9 |
| Romine hit for Gregorius. | 1 | 9 |
| Romine flied out to center. | 1 | 9 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Giovanny Gallegos pitching for New York | BOS | NYY |
| Bogaerts popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 9 |
| Moreland struck out swinging. | 1 | 9 |
| Betances relieved Gallegos. | 1 | 9 |
| Ramírez walked. | 1 | 9 |
| Ramírez to second on fielder's indifference. | 1 | 9 |
| Bradley Jr. struck out swinging, Bradley Jr. safe at first on wild pitch by Betances, Ramírez to third. | 1 | 9 |
| Bradley Jr. to second on fielder's indifference. | 1 | 9 |
| Rutledge walked. | 1 | 9 |
| Sandoval struck out looking. | 1 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Boston Red Sox
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Betts RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .259 | .335 | .452 |
| Benintendi LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .267 | .338 | .419 |
| Bogaerts SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .322 | .379 | .449 |
| Moreland 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | .266 | .366 | .458 |
| Ramírez DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | .249 | .348 | .418 |
| Bradley Jr. CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | .224 | .321 | .420 |
| Rutledge 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 20 | .250 | .316 | .306 |
| Sandoval 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .214 | .264 | .381 |
| Vázquez C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .320 | .349 | .427 |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 153 | |||
| BATTING GIDP: Ramírez Red Sox RISP: 0-4 (Ramírez 0-2, Sandoval 0-1, Bradley Jr. 0-1) Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: Betts (2, 2nd base by Pineda/Sánchez) | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Yankee Stadium, New York, NY |
| Attendance | 46,194 (93.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:27 |
| Weather | 65 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 9 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Vic Carapazza, First Base - Mark Ripperger, Second Base - Tom Hallion, Third Base - Phil Cuzzi |
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