Yankees 4, Red Sox 3: It was not Sox in two

"For all the magic the Sox had yesterday, whatever they did have was not enough for today. It was a tense game almost from the outset, and it seemed like every single inning had baserunners, whether we did or the Yankees did. But our offense failed to fully capitalize, whether we left men on or grounded into double plays, and our bullpen had very few, if any, clean innings."

"Trevor Story: The only guy to really contribute offensively in a way that counted today, Story hit a 2-run RBI single when the bases were loaded and hit a solo shot to tie the game back up. Unfortunately, he couldn't keep up the streak in the top of the seventh and flew out when the bases were loaded for him again."

"The bullpen except for Garrett Whitlock and Justin Slaten: Gave up hits to the Yankees and made things hairy multiple times, but they prevented additional Yankees runs. There were so few strikeouts against the Yankees today-the total was only 5 from entire group that was on the mound-that the outs they did get were especially important. Extra big props to Payton Tolle, whose appearance I gave the Play of the Game award (see below)."

The Red Sox could not clinch after a tense Game 2 that featured baserunners in nearly every inning. Offensive opportunities were squandered through leaving men on and grounding into double plays. The starting pitcher, Brayan Bello, was unable to go deep and was removed in the third, pushing high leverage work onto the bullpen. Garrett Whitlock and Justin Slaten performed well amid otherwise shaky relief appearances that gave up hits but limited additional runs. Trevor Story provided the primary offensive contributions with a two-run single and a solo home run. Payton Tolle earned a notable mention for a key appearance.

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