Final: Red Sox 6, Yankees 4 - Red Sox score 6 runs in 1st inning, Crochet strikes out 12 batters

The Red Sox close out their final series against the New York Yankees with a 6-4 victory. 

Despite only producing runs in the first inning, Boston's productive start gave them the necessary cushion to get the win.

After a 1-2-3 start to the game for Garrett Crochet, the Red Sox scored six runs against Yankees starter Will Warren.

Jarren Duran lead the charge with a lead-off triple, smacking a line-drive off the Green Monster. One at-bat later, Alex Bregman drove home Duran with a ground ball past the middle infield. 

Trevor Story then made it on base with a single, and Nathaniel Lowe drove in another run with a RBI single.

Romy Gonzalez scored Boston's third run sneaking a double into right field, and Masataka Yoshida followed with a sac fly RBI to center field. Rob Refnsyder continued Boston's RBI streak bringing home a run on a fielder's choice play.

And to cap off the inning, Carlos Narvaez smashed a solo home run to center field, scoring Boston's sixth run of the inning.

This massive lead gave Crochet much needed run support in the back half of his start. In six innings, Crochet allowed three earned runs, but he struck out 12 batters and kept the Yankees at five hits.

New York's three runs against Crochet came between the fourth and fifth innings. In the fourth inning, Ahmed Rosario snuck a two-run home run over the monster, and Aaron Judge followed with a solo shot to right center in the fifth. 

Steven Matz took over for Crochet in the seventh, and he allowed a home run to José Caballero which cut Boston's lead to two runs.

Boston's bullpen was able to maintain a two-run lead the rest of the game. After Matz finished the seventh inning, Garrett Whitlock struck out three batters in the eighth to set up a save opportunity for Aroldis Chapman. 

And in the ninth, Chapman picked up his 30th save of the season to secure a 6-4 win for the Red Sox.

This was considerably one of the most important games of the season, and the Red Sox found a way to get the win. The Red Sox finished the season series with a record of 9-4. Considering both of these teams are vying against one another in the AL wild card rankings, this record against the Yankees holds even more merit. 

Tomorrow, Boston has the off-day, but they will start a series against the Athletics on Tuesday. First pitch will be at 6:45 p.m.

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WHO: Red Sox (81-68) vs Yankees (83-65)
WHEN: 7:10 p.m.
WHERE: Fenway Park, Boston
SERIES TO DATE: (0-2), (8-4)
STARTING PITCHERS: LHP Garrett Crochet (15-5, 2.57 ERA) vs. RHP Will Warren (8-6, 4.22 ERA)
TV/RADIO: NESN, MLB Network, WEEI-FM 93.7

LIVE BOX

LINEUPS

RED SOX

Jarren Duran (L) LF
Alex Bregman (R) 3B
Trevor Story (R) SS
Nathaniel Lowe (L) 1B
Romy Gonzalez (R) 2B
Masataka Yoshida (L) DH
Rob Refsnyder (R) RF
Carlos Narváez (R) C
Ceddanne Rafaela (R) CF

SP Garrett Crochet

YANKEES

Austin Slater (R) RF
Aaron Judge (R) DH
Cody Bellinger (L) CF
Giancarlo Stanton (R) LF
Amed Rosario (R) 3B
Paul Goldschmidt (R) 1B
Jazz Chisholm Jr. (L) 2B
José Caballero (R) SS
Ben Rice (L) C

SP Will Warren

WHAT'S UP

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Paul Toboni is a candidate of interest for the Washington Nationals, per MassLive.

Red Sox pitching prospect Luis Perales hit 98-100 mph with his fastball in his first outing since undergoing Tommy John surgery.