Jacoby Ellsbury’s homer ruins night for Eduardo Rodriguez, Red Sox

Sabathia was hospitalized and received IV fluids during an overnight stay at an Arlington hospital before catching up with the team in Chicago the following day.

Brian McCann, Chris Young and the rest of the New York Yankees are enjoying quite a run these days.

Center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury hit a tiebreaking home run in the seventh inning, lifting the New York Yankees to a 2-1 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Thursday night.

“I was anxious to be out here and excited, pleased with the opportunity and tried to seize it the best I could”, Owens said.

In the ninth, Andrew Miller allowed a two-out single to pinch hitter Travis Shaw and walked center fielder Jackie Bradley Jr. He took the mound to a loud standing ovation and became the first American League pitcher to permit two hits or fewer, strike out at least seven and not issue a walk in his major league debut.

Sabathia left his previous start with dehydration, wilted by the Texas heat. Right fielder Rusney Castillo then knocked an RBI single directly under the glove of Yankees shortstop Didi Gregorious, plating Hanigan for the Red Sox’ first run of the game. He saw the result and just knew.

“He’s got poise”, Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. “There were a couple of discussions and it worked”.

With the Red Sox rotation in desperate need of a dominant top of the rotation pitcher, Wright has stepped up and embraced the roll.

Steven Wright handcuffed a torrid New York Yankees lineup with his steady supply of floating knuckleballs, and David Ortiz hit a colossal home run for the Boston Red Sox in their 2-1 victory on Wednesday night.

“That young kid, he’s got good stuff, man. I think he’s going to be pretty good”, Ortiz said.

The fast-paced hard throwing righty had great control of his fastball for the majority of the night as he was able to blow it by Red Sox hitters at will. Perhaps the best part of his performance was his consistent velocity throughout the game, while maintaining a veteran-like poise on the mound. The 2-0 pitch went deep to right field in the bleachers that gave Boston their decisive run. “He was down in the zone and he looked really good”. He’s made just 11 starts at Triple-A, but the Yankees believe he’s ready. “There is no target date for the return of OF Mookie Betts (concussion)”, Farrell said….

While Boston’s offense generated only six runs in the series, its starting pitching was effective again.

In his first appearance at Yankee Stadium, Rodriguez allowed two runs on six hits over seven innings.

“I wanted it down and away”, Rodriguez said.

“That’s just insane”, said Young, who got three hits and scored four times.

Designated hitter Alex Rodriguez added an RBI double for New York, which won for the 13th time in 19 games since the All-Star break. He was injured in the seventh inning on Tuesday when he blocked several pitches in the dirt.

Yankees: McCann had an MRI that showed inflammation around the medial collateral ligament on the inside of his left knee.

A key aspect of the Yankees’ recent offensive success has been hitting with runners on base, they are batting.