BOSTON -- The New York Yankees are on their first winning streak in over a month.
CC Sabathia allowed two hits over six innings, Didi Gregorius hit a solo home run and the Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 3-0 Sunday in the opener of a day-night doubleheader.
The Yankees won their second straight against the AL East leaders and closed within 2 1/2 games of the Red Sox, a day after New York won 4-1 over 16 innings and 5 hours, 50 minutes. New York had not won back-to-back games since a season-high six-game spurt from June 7-12, going 7-19 before winning Saturday.
"It's been a long, long time," New York manager Joe Girardi said. "Really good especially after the difficult loss we had Friday night for our guys to respond the way they did."
Boston stranded 10 runners and went 0 for 11 with runners in scoring position, leaving the Red Sox 2 for 31 RISP in series and 2 for 51 against the Yankees this season.
"We're in a little bit of a dry spell," Boston manager John Farrell said. "I think that's pretty apparent."
Making his second start since a stint on the disabled list cause by a strained left hamstring, Sabathia (8-3) mostly spotted his fastball with his slider to limit solid contact. He walked five and struck out three, improving to 4-0 in his last five road starts.
"I like pitching in New York, too," he said, smiling.
Sabathia pitched eight shutout innings against Boston at Yankee Stadium on June 7. He originally was scheduled to start Monday at Minnesota, but the Yankees changed their rotation Saturday and gave Sabathia an outing first slated for Bryan Mitchell.
Tyler Clippard, Chad Green and Aroldis Chapman finished a four-hitter, with Chapman tossing a one-hit ninth for his ninth save. New York's bullpen has pitched 12 scoreless innings since Chapman blew a ninth-inning lead in New York's 5-4 loss Friday.
Aaron Judge got an infield single on a dribbler to the pitcher in the seventh, ending an 0-for-15 slide since he won the All-Star Home Run Derby.
Rick Porcello (4-12) gave up three runs -- one earned -- and nine hits in six innings. Porcello leads the major leagues in losses despite making his 17th consecutive start of six innings or more.
"Well, it's always frustrating to lose," he said.
In a makeup of an April 25 postponement, the Red Sox hit just four balls out of the infield and extended their scoreless streak to 22 innings.
Sabathia, usually slow to move his bulky frame on a surgically repaired knee, helped himself in the second when he jumped to snag Deven Marrero's grounder and from the third-base side of the mound threw out Sam Travis at the plate.
New York took a 2-0 lead in the fourth after shortstop Xander Bogaerts allowed Clint Frazier's grounder to bounce off his glove and chest, putting two on with one out. Ji-Man Choi hit a sacrifice fly and Ronald Torreyes hit an RBI single that scored Frazier, who slid in just under Sandy Leon's tag following the throw from left fielder Andrew Benintendi.
Gregorius hooked his fifth-inning homer around the Pesky Pole in right.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: RHP Michael Pineda was transferred to the 60-day DL. He had been seeking a second opinion from Cincinnati Reds medical director Dr. Timothy Kremchek on whether he needs Tommy John surgery.
Red Sox: RHP Blaine Boyer was put on the 10-day DL with a strained right elbow. He left Saturday after pitching an inning and warming up the next.
MOVING PARTS
New York recalled Mitchell from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre as its 26th man and also brought up RHP Domingo German and LHP Caleb Smith from Triple-A. RHPs Ben Heller and Jonathan Holder were optioned to the Triple-A club.
Boston recalled RHP Austin Maddox from Triple-A Pawtucket and reinstated Brock Holt (vertigo) from the 60-day DL as the 26th player.
UP NEXT
RHP Masahiro Tanaka (7-8, 5.47 ERA) was set to start the nightcap for New York and LHP David Price (4-2, 3.91) for Boston.
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CC Sabathia allowed two hits over six innings, Didi Gregorius hit a solo home run and the Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 3-0 Sunday in the opener of a day-night doubleheader.
The Yankees won their second straight against the AL East leaders and closed within 2 1/2 games of the Red Sox, a day after New York won 4-1 over 16 innings and 5 hours, 50 minutes. New York had not won back-to-back games since a season-high six-game spurt from June 7-12, going 7-19 before winning Saturday.
"It's been a long, long time," New York manager Joe Girardi said. "Really good especially after the difficult loss we had Friday night for our guys to respond the way they did."
Boston stranded 10 runners and went 0 for 11 with runners in scoring position, leaving the Red Sox 2 for 31 RISP in series and 2 for 51 against the Yankees this season.
"We're in a little bit of a dry spell," Boston manager John Farrell said. "I think that's pretty apparent."
Making his second start since a stint on the disabled list cause by a strained left hamstring, Sabathia (8-3) mostly spotted his fastball with his slider to limit solid contact. He walked five and struck out three, improving to 4-0 in his last five road starts.
"I like pitching in New York, too," he said, smiling.
Sabathia pitched eight shutout innings against Boston at Yankee Stadium on June 7. He originally was scheduled to start Monday at Minnesota, but the Yankees changed their rotation Saturday and gave Sabathia an outing first slated for Bryan Mitchell.
Tyler Clippard, Chad Green and Aroldis Chapman finished a four-hitter, with Chapman tossing a one-hit ninth for his ninth save. New York's bullpen has pitched 12 scoreless innings since Chapman blew a ninth-inning lead in New York's 5-4 loss Friday.
Aaron Judge got an infield single on a dribbler to the pitcher in the seventh, ending an 0-for-15 slide since he won the All-Star Home Run Derby.
Rick Porcello (4-12) gave up three runs -- one earned -- and nine hits in six innings. Porcello leads the major leagues in losses despite making his 17th consecutive start of six innings or more.
"Well, it's always frustrating to lose," he said.
In a makeup of an April 25 postponement, the Red Sox hit just four balls out of the infield and extended their scoreless streak to 22 innings.
Sabathia, usually slow to move his bulky frame on a surgically repaired knee, helped himself in the second when he jumped to snag Deven Marrero's grounder and from the third-base side of the mound threw out Sam Travis at the plate.
New York took a 2-0 lead in the fourth after shortstop Xander Bogaerts allowed Clint Frazier's grounder to bounce off his glove and chest, putting two on with one out. Ji-Man Choi hit a sacrifice fly and Ronald Torreyes hit an RBI single that scored Frazier, who slid in just under Sandy Leon's tag following the throw from left fielder Andrew Benintendi.
Gregorius hooked his fifth-inning homer around the Pesky Pole in right.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: RHP Michael Pineda was transferred to the 60-day DL. He had been seeking a second opinion from Cincinnati Reds medical director Dr. Timothy Kremchek on whether he needs Tommy John surgery.
Red Sox: RHP Blaine Boyer was put on the 10-day DL with a strained right elbow. He left Saturday after pitching an inning and warming up the next.
MOVING PARTS
New York recalled Mitchell from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre as its 26th man and also brought up RHP Domingo German and LHP Caleb Smith from Triple-A. RHPs Ben Heller and Jonathan Holder were optioned to the Triple-A club.
Boston recalled RHP Austin Maddox from Triple-A Pawtucket and reinstated Brock Holt (vertigo) from the 60-day DL as the 26th player.
UP NEXT
RHP Masahiro Tanaka (7-8, 5.47 ERA) was set to start the nightcap for New York and LHP David Price (4-2, 3.91) for Boston.
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1:05PM,EDT,July 16,2017
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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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rick Porcello pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| Gardner grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Headley singled to right center. | 0 | 0 |
| Judge struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Holliday struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| Betts walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Bogaerts walked, Betts to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Benintendi grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Bogaerts out at second, Betts to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Young grounded into double play, second to first, Benintendi out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| Gregorius struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Frazier singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Romine struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Choi singled to right, Frazier to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Torreyes flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| Travis doubled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Bradley Jr. grounded out to shortstop, Travis to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Marrero grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, Travis out at home. | 0 | 0 |
| Marrero stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| León walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Lin grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| Gardner grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Headley singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Judge grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Headley out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| Betts grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Bogaerts popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Benintendi fouled out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| Holliday struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Gregorius singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Frazier grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Gregorius safe at second on error by shortstop Bogaerts. | 0 | 0 |
| Romine singled to left, Gregorius to third, Frazier to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Choi hit sacrifice fly to left, Gregorius scored. | 1 | 0 |
| Torreyes singled to left, Frazier scored, Romine to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Gardner hit by pitch, Romine to third, Torreyes to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Headley grounded out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| Young fouled out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Travis walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Travis to second on wild pitch by Sabathia. | 2 | 0 |
| Bradley Jr. struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Marrero grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| Judge flied out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| Holliday flied out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| Gregorius homered to right (353 feet). | 3 | 0 |
| Frazier grounded out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| León walked. | 3 | 0 |
| Lin grounded into fielder's choice to second, León out at second. | 3 | 0 |
| Betts singled to shallow right, Lin to third. | 3 | 0 |
| Bogaerts lined out to right. | 3 | 0 |
| Benintendi struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| Romine struck out looking. | 3 | 0 |
| Choi hit a ground rule double to deep right. | 3 | 0 |
| Torreyes grounded out to shortstop, Choi to third. | 3 | 0 |
| Gardner grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| Young grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Travis popped out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Bradley Jr. struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Austin Maddox pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| Maddox relieved Porcello. | 3 | 0 |
| Headley flied out to right. | 3 | 0 |
| Judge reached on infield single to pitcher. | 3 | 0 |
| Holliday popped out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| Gregorius fouled out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Clippard pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| Clippard relieved Sabathia. | 3 | 0 |
| Holt hit for Marrero. | 3 | 0 |
| Holt reached on infield single to third. | 3 | 0 |
| León popped out to first. | 3 | 0 |
| Pedroia hit for Lin. | 3 | 0 |
| Pedroia grounded out to third, Holt to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Betts grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Austin Maddox pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| Holt at third base. | 3 | 0 |
| Pedroia at second base. | 3 | 0 |
| Frazier singled to left. | 3 | 0 |
| Romine flied out to right. | 3 | 0 |
| Choi struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Torreyes singled to shallow left center, Frazier to third. | 3 | 0 |
| Abad relieved Maddox. | 3 | 0 |
| Gardner struck out looking. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Chad Green pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| Green relieved Clippard. | 3 | 0 |
| Bogaerts fouled out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| Benintendi struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Moreland hit for Young. | 3 | 0 |
| Moreland walked. | 3 | 0 |
| Travis walked, Moreland to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Bradley Jr. struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Brandon Workman pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| Workman relieved Abad. | 3 | 0 |
| Headley struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Judge flied out to right. | 3 | 0 |
| Holliday grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Aroldis Chapman pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| Chapman relieved Green. | 3 | 0 |
| Holt grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| Ramírez hit for León. | 3 | 0 |
| Ramírez struck out looking. | 3 | 0 |
| Pedroia singled to right center. | 3 | 0 |
| Betts grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Game Information
| Stadium | Fenway Park, Boston, MA |
| Attendance | 37,343 (99.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:13 |
| Weather | 79 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 10 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Gabe Morales, First Base - Ramon DeJesus, Second Base - Eric Cooper, Third Base - Gary Cederstrom |
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