Red Sox fan recovering after being hit by foul ball

Rodriguez doubled in the sixth inning of Sunday’s game against the Boston Red Sox to record his 3,020th hit. They remained in last place in the AL East, but they closed to 5½ games out in the division.

Red Sox rookie Eduardo Rodriguez keeps the Yankees hitters at bay, allowing two runs on five hits over 6.1 innings. He was unable to catch Miller’s throw to second on a slow roller and was charged with his first error.

But by winning nine of 12 games and four straight, as of Friday, the Sox had turned the conversation on sports-talk radio in Boston from blowing up the roster to making a trade for pitching help.

Hanley Ramirez (right) is greeted at home by David Ortiz after slamming a two-run homer on Saturday.

In his highly anticipated major league debut, Yankees’ second base prospect Rob Refsnyder defied all expectation.

Fresh off their most deflating loss of the season on Friday night, when they also lost ace Clay Buchholz to an elbow injury, the Red Sox didn’t fold against the Yankees on Saturday night. The Bogaert’s infield single scored Betts.

It’s an awfully late reveal from the Red Sox, who were waiting until the last minute to see if Ortiz could overcome a few upper respiratory issues and get into the lineup.

After a pedestrian first inning and an empty threat in the home second, it took the Red Sox until the third to break through in the run column against Yankees starter Ivan Nova. Rodriguez would better his opponent, going six and a third, allowing two runs on five hits and two strikeouts. Just like yesterday, Alex Rodriguez drove a changeup into the seats in left for a quick 1-0 lead in the first inning.

Boston led 3-2 when Nova was pulled with a runner on second and two outs in the seventh. Rodriguez has allowed a run in each of his last two starts while striking out eight in his last start.

Since the start of this decade, the Yankees have tied (the Rangers) for the best road record (28-20) at Fenway Park among all American League teams. For the second night in a row, Alex Rodriguez homered in the top of the first to give the Yankees a brief 1-0 lead.

“We’ll obviously have four days [off] and I’ve got a lot of time to think about things as we move forward, ” Girardi said.

Yankees: Nathan Eovaldi (8-2) pitches for the Yankees in the series finale. The third Yankees run came on an RBI double by Brett Gardner in the eighth. After the All-Star break, Johnson might figure into the Red Sox starting rotation – a possibility Farrell hinted at.