Final
Yankees rout Red Sox to avoid sweep
Apr 13, 2015 - 5:24 AM Bronx, NY (SportsNetwork.com) - Alex Rodriguez knocked in four runs and scored once in the New York Yankees' 14-4 win over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday night.Chase Headley and Stephen Drew each homered during a seven-run first inning for the Yankees, who avoided a three-game sweep. Brian McCann added a solo homer in the eighth.
"I think overall it's good to see one through nine come out and get some good at-bats, get some hits," said Rodriguez. "I think this is a game that we needed."
Masahiro Tanaka (1-1) allowed four runs -- three earned -- on four hits over five innings. The right-hander struck out four and walked three.
Hanley Ramirez hit a solo homer and finished with two RBI for the Red Sox, who had a three-game winning streak snapped. Xander Bogaerts drove in two runs.
Boston starter Clay Buchholz (1-1) gave up 10 runs -- nine earned -- on nine hits over 3 1/3 innings.
"I'm not going to let one start affect the way I feel about the year that we're going to have or how I feel," said Buchholz.
The Yankees, who came into the game hitting just .193, exploded for seven runs in the first inning. Jacoby Ellsbury walked, moved to third on Brett Gardner's single and scored when Carlos Beltran grounded into a fielder's choice.
The bases were loaded after Mark Teixeira walked and McCann reached on Mike Napoli's fielding error. Rodriguez then hit a three-run double to left-center field. Headley and Drew followed with back-to-back homers.
Boston scored three runs in the fourth. David Ortiz walked, advanced to third on a pair of wild pitches and scored on Ramirez's sacrifice fly. Pablo Sandoval singled, Napoli walked and Shane Victorino reached on a fielder's choice. Drew's throwing error filled the bags for Bogaerts, who hit a two-run double to left. Tanaka prevented further damage by striking out Ryan Hanigan and Mookie Betts.
But New York got all three runs back in the bottom half. Didi Gregorius and Ellsbury scored on Gardner's single to center. Gardner moved to third on Beltran's infield single and crossed the plate on Teixeira's sacrifice fly. Craig Breslow took over for Buchholz and got the final two outs of the inning.
Boston got within 10-4 on Ramirez's solo homer in the fifth.
The Yankees tacked on three more runs in the sixth. With the bases loaded and no outs, Rodriguez walked to force in a run. Headley hit an RBI single to center and Drew followed with a sacrifice fly.
McCann's homer in the eighth accounted for the final margin.
Game Notes
Boston went 1-for-7 with runners in scoring position and stranded eight ... Headley went 3-for-5 with three RBI for the Yankees, who pounded out 16 hits.
- BOSTON: 4
NEW YORK: 14
Final
Apr 12 11:32 PM - Drew hit a sacrifice fly to center fielder Betts, B.McCann scored, A.Rodriguez to third, Headley to second.
Red Sox 4, Yankees 13 Bot 6, 1 OutApr 12 10:45 PM - Stephen Drew out on a sacrifice fly to deep center field to Mookie Betts. Chase Headley to second. Alex Rodriguez to third. Brian McCann scores.
Red Sox 4, Yankees 13 Bot 6, 0 OutsApr 12 10:45 PM - Chase Headley singles to center field. Alex Rodriguez to second. Brian McCann to third. Mark Teixeira scores.
Red Sox 4, Yankees 12 Bot 6, 0 OutsApr 12 10:43 PM - Headley singled to center, Teixeira scored, B.McCann to third, A.Rodriguez to second.
Red Sox 4, Yankees 12 Bot 6, 0 OutsApr 12 10:43 PM - Brian McCann to second. Mark Teixeira to third. Carlos Beltran scores.
Red Sox 4, Yankees 11 Bot 6, 0 OutsApr 12 10:42 PM - A.Rodriguez walked on a full count, Beltran scored, Teixeira to third, B.McCann to second.
Red Sox 4, Yankees 11 Bot 6, 0 OutsApr 12 10:42 PM - Mark Teixeira out on a sacrifice fly to deep left field to Hanley Ramirez. Brett Gardner scores.
Red Sox 3, Yankees 10 Bot 4, 0 OutsApr 12 9:49 PM - Teixeira hit a sacrifice fly to left fielder H.Ramirez, Gardner scored.
Red Sox 3, Yankees 10 Bot 4, 1 OutApr 12 9:49 PM - Brett Gardner singles to center field, advances to 2nd. Jacoby Ellsbury scores. Didi Gregorius scores.
Red Sox 3, Yankees 9 Bot 4, 0 OutsApr 12 9:45 PM - Gardner singled to center, Gregorius scored, Ellsbury scored.
Red Sox 3, Yankees 9 Bot 4, 0 OutsApr 12 9:44 PM - Bogaerts doubled to left, Sandoval scored, Napoli scored, Victorino to third.
Red Sox 3, Yankees 7 Top 4, 1 OutApr 12 9:32 PM - Xander Bogaerts doubles to deep left field. Shane Victorino to third. Mike Napoli scores. Pablo Sandoval scores.
Red Sox 3, Yankees 7 Top 4, 1 OutApr 12 9:32 PM - Hanley Ramirez out on a sacrifice fly to deep right center field to Jacoby Ellsbury. David Ortiz scores.
Red Sox 1, Yankees 7 Top 4, 0 OutsApr 12 9:22 PM - H.Ramirez hit a sacrifice fly to center fielder Ellsbury, Ortiz scored.
Red Sox 1, Yankees 7 Top 4, 1 OutApr 12 9:22 PM - Chase Headley homers to right field. Alex Rodriguez scores.
Red Sox 0, Yankees 6 Bot 1, 1 OutApr 12 8:28 PM - Headley homered to right on a 2-2 count, A.Rodriguez scored.
Red Sox 0, Yankees 6 Bot 1, 1 OutApr 12 8:28 PM - A.Rodriguez doubled to center, Beltran scored, Teixeira scored, B.McCann scored.
Red Sox 0, Yankees 4 Bot 1, 1 OutApr 12 8:25 PM - Alex Rodriguez doubles to deep left center field. Brian McCann scores. Mark Teixeira scores. Carlos Beltran scores.
Red Sox 0, Yankees 4 Bot 1, 1 OutApr 12 8:25 PM - Carlos Beltran reaches on a fielder's choice to first base. Brett Gardner out at second. Jacoby Ellsbury scores.
Red Sox 0, Yankees 1 Bot 1, 1 OutApr 12 8:19 PM - Beltran grounded into fielder's choice, first baseman Napoli to shortstop Bogaerts, Ellsbury scored, Beltran to first, Gardner out.
Red Sox 0, Yankees 1 Bot 1, 1 OutApr 12 8:19 PM - Mookie Betts lines out to right field to Carlos Beltran.
Apr 12 8:09 PM - BOSTON: 0
NEW YORK: 0
Top 1, 0 Outs
Apr 12 8:08 PM
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