Yankees Fall 10-4 To Red Sox, WC Lead Down To 3

Michael Pineda also recovered well from his early struggles, but the Yanks offense was held in check.

Phillies 4, Mets 3: Darin Ruf hit a three-run homer, Odubel Herrera had four hits and Philadelphia ended New York’s franchise-record 11-game road winning streak.

Porcello nearly coughed up a big first-inning lead, then settled down to toss seven shutout innings and take the Red Sox through eight innings with a season-high 115 pitches.

“That team is playing really good baseball. That’s a different team than we’d seen all spring and summer”, Rodriguez said.

“I’d love that”, Swihart said.

They may be eliminated from playoff contention but there’s still plenty to play for on the table.

New York is running second in the division and was spared the possibility of the Blue Jays clinching the crown Tuesday when they were rained out in Baltimore.

Boston stole its second straight win in the Bronx on Tuesday with a 10-4 beating, pushing the Yankees that much farther from the AL East title. The Red Sox are staying while they prepare for their game against the New York Yankees.

The New York Yankees hosted the Boston Red Sox Tuesday night with Michael Pineda on the hill facing off against Rick Porcello. “It just looked like his stuff was up and was flat”, Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. He seemed to find it after that, but they jumped all over him… Next, Xander Bogaerts chopped a ball to shortshop that led to a fielder’s choice out of Pedey, while Bogie beat out the double play throw to first. Pineda bent over at the waist and shook his head, just moments before Chris Martin started to get loose in the bullpen. After Dustin Ackley’s two-run homer made it 6-4 in the first, Porcello allowed just two hits over the next seven innings – and one of them was an infield single.

With his father and brother among dozens of supporters in the stands, Rick Porcello certainly didn’t want to get knocked out in the first inning. “Sometimes you need a kick in the butt”.

Unfortunately, Porcello gave two-thirds of the lead right back, Jacoby Ellsbury leading off with a double of his own to kickstart a four-run frame. “Offense came out swinging the bats great against a really tough pitcher who has been throwing the ball well in Pineda and being able to pitch deep in the game with that run support, especially after what happened in the first inning was, kind of took a lot of pride in that. It couldn’t have been more normal than two guys just talking shop”, Lovullo said. “The more reps, the easier it becomes”.

It’s hard to put into context what the Red Sox are doing each night because learning is an intangible skill.

The interim Red Sox coach, who is well-accustomed to the routines followed by professional athletes, said he was surprised by Obama’s intense exercise regime, which was written on a piece of paper. “He’s eager to play.”… “He was following a piece of paper that somebody wrote up for him”, Lovullo said.

Mitchell wasn’t as lucky in the top of the eighth after issuing a two-out walk to Holt. “They’re still working on that”, Drew said.

“I like where we are at”, Rodriguez said. “I didn’t have good luck today on the mound”. It was picked by Headley, but his throw to second base was dropped by Ackley, allowing JBJ to slide in safely on the error.

The Yankees entered Tuesday night’s game with a chance to clinch a postseason berth.