Red Sox run themselves into 1-0 loss at Yankee Stadium in series opener
Ceddanne Rafaela and the Boston Red Sox ran themselves right into a 1-0 loss at Yankee Stadium. In the opener of a critical four-game series, Rafaela committed a costly baserunning blunder in the fifth inning Friday night and then got thrown out at home plate to end the seventh. Shut out for the second consecutive game and seventh time this season, Boston (73-61) dropped three games behind the…
The Boston Red Sox suffered a 1-0 loss to the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in the series opener, despite having an opportunity to tie the game. In the fifth inning, infielder Ceddanne Rafaela made a costly baserunning mistake, getting thrown out at home plate after a throw from Yankees reliever Cam Schlittler. This blunder, coupled with a third-inning home run by Paul Goldschmidt, put Boston behind in the series.
Interim manager Chad Tracy attributed the error to Rafaela's over-aggressiveness and lack of judgment. Despite the setback, the Red Sox remain tied 5-5 with the Yankees in the 13-game series.
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