Steven Wright dazzles Yankees with knuckler as Red Sox win

The Red Sox managed only two hits off Severino – the Ortiz homer and Alejandro De Aza’s RBI double that produced an unearned run in the second inning.

Boston Red Sox catcher Blake Swihart, left, embraces Red Sox relief pitcher Koji Uehara after Uehara …

Yankee fans already have high expectations for this prospect and hope that he will develop into a number 1 or 2 starter, and hopefully stays healthy.

According to ESPN, it was Ortiz’s fifth-longest home run of the season.

Wright, the winning pitcher in Boston’s 19-inning victory in New York on April 10, threw 108 pitches. It was a solid first outing for Severino, but the opposing pitcher denied him any run support.

It wasn’t the first time the Yankees had trouble with Wright, who entered with a 1.80 ERA in 10 innings against them.

Yankees first. Ellsbury struck out.

Wright continued to pitch well, working around a leadoff walk to Carlos Beltran, while picking up two more strikeouts in the process. The knuckler followed that by punching out Gregorious for already his 5th K. His defense botched a play behind him, and he let the next guy hit an RBI double off the ball. Stephen Drew ended that drought by lifting one to right, but it was caught to end the inning.

New York is a -156 favorite against Boston and the Over/Under (O/U) for this game is sitting at nine runs.

Young led off with a single and took third when Rodriguez thumped a double off the wall in center.

The total has gone UNDER in 7 of New York Yankees’s last 9 games at home.

Wright came back out for the bottom of the eighth, and promptly gave up a bloop single to Murphy.

UPDATE, 7:35 p.m.: Another error by Headley forces Severino to pitch with a runner on base for the first time.

They’re capable of walking too many batters and letting games get out of hand, but Wright has mastered the art of throwing knucklers for strikes.

Hanley Ramirez is a career.

The Red Sox went 1-for-5 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Put the side down in order. Rusney Castillo pinch hit for De Aza and worked a full count before drawing a walk. Severino has seven strikeouts and he’s allowed just two hits. He led the minors with a 2.40 FIP last year and ranks ninth this year.

If it was a game that felt one-sided, though, it was far from out of reach. He just didn’t get much support from those in his own dugout. McCann battled and eventually got good contact on a pitch. Runner at second with two outs in the second.

Tampa Bay claimed outfielder Daniel Nava off waivers from the Red Sox, who cut the switch-hitter last week.

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