BSJ Game Report: Red Sox 6, Yankees 5 - Boston hangs on to sweep New York; Turner and Devers power win

All you need to know, in quickie form, about the Red Sox' win over the Yankees, complete with BSJ analysis and insight:

BOX SCORE

HEADLINES

Boston holds on, continues to dominate New York: The Red Sox held on to take a 6-5 win over the Yankees in a back-and-forth affair at Yankee Stadium in Sunday's series finale. It's the second time this season that Boston has swept New York, improving to 8-1 in the season series. The Sox have won nine of their last 13 and remain 3.0 games out of the Wild Card. Meanwhile, the Yankees have lost eight straight for the first time since 1995.

"It's a good group, and it started in spring training. We've been talking about it. We know where we're at," Alex Cora told reporters. "It should be fun this next month and a half. We're playing good baseball. We're getting healthier, which is the most important thing. Let's see where it takes us."

Devers, Turner have big days: Rafael Devers was 3-for-4 with a solo home run in the first inning before hustling for a double later in the sixth. He'd go on to score on another hustle play in the sixth. Justin Turner went 2-for-4 with four RBI, thanks to a three-run homer and a double that drove in the game-winning run. The two combined for all of Boston's offensive output on the day. 

TURNING POINTS

Bottom of the eighth and top ninth: The Yankees appeared to take a 6-5 lead when Isiah Kiner-Falefa scored from third after Rob Refsnyder slipped in left field, but the Red Sox successfully challenged the play at the plate. In the top of the ninth, Pablo Reyes started things off with a single before Alex Verdugo walked. Devers advanced Reyes to third before Turner drove him in for the go-ahead run with a double to the corner in right. 

FIVE UP

Rafael Devers: When you come close to the cycle, it's usually a pretty good day. Leave it to the Yankees to wake up Devers. Never a doubt on his home run to kick things off in the first.

Justin Turner: Continues to just come through in the clutch between his three-run shot and the game-deciding RBI double. Became the fifth player in Sox history to hit at least 20 home runs at age 38 or older. 

"That's the reason we switched the lineup. If they're going to walk Raffy, then they got Turner," Cora said of having Turner come through in big spots. "We're gonna keep doing this. ... I think for the rest of the season, we'd do it the other way around. Early on, it was Raffy behind him. Now it's kind of like, 'If you're going to walk Raffy, then you go after Turner.'"

Nick Pivetta: Did enough to win as the bulk reliever after Josh WInckowski set the table. Went 5.0 innings, giving up just three hits and two earned runs (both on solo homers). Had eight strikeouts and one walk. Got five whiffs on the eight swings on his sweeper, and threw his four-seamer for an average of 95.7 mph, 1.3 higher than usual, per Baseball Savant. 

Kenley Jansen: He looked destined for the 'Down' column after his start to the ninth, letting two on with no outs after hitting DJ LeMahieu following a loud double for Greg Allen that came inches from being a game-tying homer. From there, Jansen locked it down. Attacked Aaron Judge following LeMahieu, and dotted a sinker to ring him up. Got Gleyber Torres swinging before inducing a flyout to end it. Velocity on his cutter was up. Is now a perfect 18-for-18 in save opportunities on the road with a 1.23 ERA, 6/27 B/KK and a 0.91 WHIP across 22 innings. 

"Best sequence I've seen from him against Judge," Cora told reporters. "Cutter, slider, sinker. You know, he's a complete pitcher. We always talk about the cutter, but he did an amazing job."

Pablo Reyes: Solid day all around for Reyes, finishing 2-for-3 and scoring the game-deciding run. Got it all started with a first-pitch single in the top of the ninth. 

THREE DOWN

John Schreiber: Just didn’t have anything coming out of the pen for the seventh inning. Clearly wasn't going to get any calls his way during a very suspect day for home plate umpire Junior Valentine, but Schreiber still tried to live around the edges. Left a sinker as down the middle as he could, and Anthony Volpe made him pay with a game-tying three-run shot. Battled back to barely make it through 0.2 innings, giving up two hits (including the homer), three earned runs and three walks with two strikeouts.

Trevor Story: Even with an eighth-inning single, Story had a brutal day at the blate. In all, he finished 1-for-4 with three strikeouts. Went down meekly as he chased on a knuckle curve then a sweeper. Rung up on a tough call, which was also after he chased another sweeper that wasn’t even close. Good defensively, again, but after looking like he found it offensively last weekend, he's gone silent.

Masataka Yoshida: 0-for-5 with three strikeouts as the DH in this one. All three Ks were on offspeed pitches, two swinging and one in the zone that got him looking. Had a chance to add insurance in the top of the ninth, but grounded out. 

NOTABLE 

Cora was ejected from the game after arguing Story's called Strike 3 in the sixth. Rightfully so, Valentine's strike zone was wildly inconsistent for both sides. 

Jarren Duran left the game with a toe contusion sustained when he climbed the wall on Torres' home run. 

In this series, Boston had a .297 average, putting up 7.33 runs per game, a plus-13 differential and a team ERA of 3.00. On the season, the Sox are hitting .294 against the Yankees with a plus-30 run differential. Starters have a 2.17 ERA while the bullpen is at 2.55.

QUOTE OF NOTE

"From the get-go, I thought he was out," Cora said of the play at the plate in the eighth. "I was wondering why Junior [Valentine] was waiting. Like, he waited, waited, waited to look at the baseball, then he called him safe. I was like, 'What is he doing?'

"There's a lot of stuff I didn't agree with Junior today, besides the strike zone. That play, why wait? Either he's safe from the get-go, or if you're waiting to see if [Connor Wong] still has the baseball, then he's out. We knew he was out from the get-go."

UP NEXT

The Red Sox will wrap up their lengthy road trip when they travel to Houston for a four-game set, beginning Monday. LHP James Paxton (7-3, 3.34 ERA) will face RHP Cristian Javier (8-2, 4.49 ERA). First pitch is set for 8:10 p.m. ET.