A Sweep in June Seems Worse Than It Is
Yes, the Yankees were riding high coming into Fenway this weekend. Their bats were coming alive. They had won 7 out of their last 9 ball games. Then.unexpectedly, as they headed into a 3 game series with the team they were chasing for 1st place, the Red Sox, they received as Aaron Boone described it, “That’s a serious punch in the mouth.” The Red Sox swept the Yankees, 5-3 Friday night, 4-2 on Saturday night and today 9-2.
Even with losses in the first two games, the Bronx Bombers were confident that Sunday would be OK with their ace, Gerrit Cole on the mound. Red Sox leadoff hitter, Kiké Hernandez deposited that theory over the Green Monster on the very first pitch of the contest off the Yankee hurler to give the Sox the lead and they never looked back. Boston pounded Cole for 8 hits and 6 runs in 5 innings, far from the savior the Yankee faithful had hoped he would be today.
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