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With the Yankees on the way to yet another loss, this time to the rival Red Sox, even the public-address system gave up early. The strains of Frank Sinatra’s rendition of “New York, New York” sounded throughout Yankee Stadium when Gary Sánchez tipped a 1-2 pitch with two outs in the ninth inning on Friday night. Sánchez fouled two more pitches, then swung over Matt Barnes' knuckle-curve in the dirt, the Yankees' 15th strikeout in a 5-2 victory by Boston that stopped an 11-game losing streak in the Bronx.
Rivalry renewed: Red Sox stop slide in Bronx, beat Yankees 5-2
Boston Red Sox s Christian Vazquez, top right, watches as Hunter Renfroe, bottom right, slides past New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez, left, to score on a double by Red Sox s Marwin Gonzalez during the sixth inning of a baseball game Friday, June 4, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) Frank Franklin II
Boston Red Sox s Marwin Gonzalez, right, hits a two-run double during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Friday, June 4, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) Frank Franklin II
NEW YORK Rafael Devers hit a three-run homer in the first inning off Michael King, Marwin González added a two-run double and the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees 5-2 Friday night in the first of the rivals’ 19 meetings this season.Former.