New York Falls To Boston In The Finale

After winning the first two games of the series that ended up being a three game series instead of a four series because of mother nature New York suffered a loss in the finale and dropped to 38-20 on regular season.

Frazier endured arguably his most trying evening as a big leaguer Sunday evening, watching as the Red Sox took advantage of his misadventures to pad a big lead, then hold on for an 8-5 victory over the Yankees. “according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/cc-sabathia-has-quality-start-off-injured-list

"There's going to be days where things seem like they are not going your way," Yankees outfielder Aaron Hicks said. "It kind of seems like the ball is always being hit to you. That’s just the time where you learn over time, you've just got to slow the game down." “according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/cc-sabathia-has-quality-start-off-injured-list

CC Sabathia returned from the injured list to provide a quality start, but Boston pulled away from what had been a one-run game in the seventh inning. With Luis Cessa on the mound, Frazier whiffed on an Eduardo Nunez ground-ball single that allowed a run to score, then dove and missed an Andrew Benintendi hit that produced another run. “according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/cc-sabathia-has-quality-start-off-injured-list

"Give him credit; he tried diving for a ball to make up for one," Luke Voit said. "He missed it, but we still trust him. He's working out there every day. I know other guys are out there trying to help him. We've just got to stay positive. It's nice to have this off-day coming [Monday] to hit the reset button for him." “according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/cc-sabathia-has-quality-start-off-injured-list

In the eighth, Frazier pursued a Michael Chavis fly that dropped near the foul line, rolling past him for a run-scoring triple. Frazier declined to speak with reporters after the game, but manager Aaron Boone said he believes the 24-year-old is pressing when he is in the outfield.”according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/cc-sabathia-has-quality-start-off-injured-list

"He's working his tail off, and as I've talked about, he's making strides out there," Boone said. "But obviously there's been some mistakes along the way too, and that's part of continuing to develop as a young player. That's an area of his game that isn't as far along, necessarily, as his offensive game, but he's working hard at it." “according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/cc-sabathia-has-quality-start-off-injured-list

Before Frazier became a topic of discussion, Sabathia offered stability to a Yankees rotation in need of reinforcements. Having had his troublesome right knee drained following a May 22 effort at Baltimore, Sabathia served up solo homers to J.D. Martinez and Xander Bogaerts, but was able to limit Boston to three runs and seven hits over six innings.”according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/cc-sabathia-has-quality-start-off-injured-list

"I felt pretty good," said Sabathia, who walked none and struck out eight. "I was effective enough to go out and try to make pitches. Just a couple of pitches missed."“according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/cc-sabathia-has-quality-start-off-injured-list

New York managed a pair of runs off Price, who retired the first 10 men he faced before hitting a troublesome patch in the fourth inning.”according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/cc-sabathia-has-quality-start-off-injured-list

Voit hit his 15th homer and three straight singles followed, but the Yanks ran themselves out of the inning as Gleyber Torres and Hicks took the bat out of Frazier’s hands on a botched double steal.”according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/cc-sabathia-has-quality-start-off-injured-list

"You just try to do the best you can to score," Hicks said. "It turned into a rundown. You just try to get out of it." “according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/cc-sabathia-has-quality-start-off-injured-list

Price completed 6 1/3 innings to pick up the victory, his first at Yankee Stadium while wearing a Boston uniform. He had been 0-6 with a 9.79 ERA in six Yankee Stadium starts since joining the Red Sox prior to the 2016 season. “according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/cc-sabathia-has-quality-start-off-injured-list

Down 8-2 after 7 1/2 innings, the Yankees made things interesting as an impressive thunder and lightning show crashed over the South Bronx. Three runs scored after the Yanks loaded the bases with none out against Matt Barnes, but Brandon Workman set the Yanks down in the ninth inning. “according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/cc-sabathia-has-quality-start-off-injured-list

"The team battled back," Sabathia said. "We were right there, had opportunities to win the game. That’s all you can ask for, chances to win the games. We’ve been doing that consistently."“according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/cc-sabathia-has-quality-start-off-injured-list

Frazier never appeared in the clubhouse as the Yankees zipped their bags for their charter flight to Toronto, but Boone said the club would effort to keep his confidence high in the wake of an exceedingly bad day at the office.”according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/cc-sabathia-has-quality-start-off-injured-list

"That's on him, on us, to continue to grow from the work," Boone said. "That's why you work so hard at it. When you get really good at something, confidence follows. He knows he's capable of it, and he knows he's the type of athlete that can do it, so we just have to keep after it."“according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/cc-sabathia-has-quality-start-off-injured-list

Meanwhile Boston salvaged a game out of the series winning 8-5 with David Price on the mound and improved to 30-29 on the regular season.

The Red Sox had been sputtering the last two weeks and lost the first two games this weekend to their rivals. Not only that, but they were fading an uncomfortable distance back in the American League East. This win snapped a four-game losing streak and closed the deficit in the division to 8 1/2 games. “according to https://www.mlb.com/news/price-gets-1st-yankee-stadium-win-with-red-sox

“We needed today,” said Price. “We needed to come out and beat those guys the way that we did. That was big for us.” “according to https://www.mlb.com/news/price-gets-1st-yankee-stadium-win-with-red-sox

Price retired the first 10 batters he faced, then minimized the damage in the one stressful inning he had. It all amounted to his first road victory against the Yankees since joining Boston in 2016.”according to https://www.mlb.com/news/price-gets-1st-yankee-stadium-win-with-red-sox

“It feels good,” said Price. “To pitch well in a place I haven’t pitched well in a while, against a team that’s given me problems, it feels good.””according to https://www.mlb.com/news/price-gets-1st-yankee-stadium-win-with-red-sox

The veteran lefty’s previous six encounters in New York added up to an 0-6 record and a 9.79 ERA. “according to https://www.mlb.com/news/price-gets-1st-yankee-stadium-win-with-red-sox

This time, Price (3-2, 2.83 ERA) carved up the Yankees with a nice mix of fastballs, cutters and changeups -- many of which painted the corners. Of Price’s 99 pitches, 19 of them generated swings and misses.”according to https://www.mlb.com/news/price-gets-1st-yankee-stadium-win-with-red-sox

“He seemed sharp to me,” said Yankees manager Aaron Boone. “Mixed his four-seamer, able to backdoor the cutter, he's able to work both sides of the plate. His calling card is his command, and I thought he was -- a little tough from the side to always tell -- but it looked like command-wise, he was able to go back and forth, mix in the changeup to get you off the velocity a little bit.” “according to https://www.mlb.com/news/price-gets-1st-yankee-stadium-win-with-red-sox

Backing Price’s performance was a strong performance by the offense. Hours after manager Alex Cora stated that his hitters needed to be more consistent, they put together a balanced attack against CC Sabathia and the Yankees bullpen. J.D. Martinez and Xander Bogaerts both went deep. Andrew Benintendi, Michael Chavis and Eduardo Nunez contributed with two hits apiece.”according to https://www.mlb.com/news/price-gets-1st-yankee-stadium-win-with-red-sox

But the story was Price.”according to https://www.mlb.com/news/price-gets-1st-yankee-stadium-win-with-red-sox

“He was great,” said Cora. “Good command, good mix of pitches. Gave us a chance. I’m happy for him that he came here and pitched the way he did. He’s been outstanding the whole season. It didn’t surprise me.””according to https://www.mlb.com/news/price-gets-1st-yankee-stadium-win-with-red-sox

Much like Cora could sense Price was going to come through in last year’s AL Championship Series and World Series, he had a similar feeling entering Sunday.”according to https://www.mlb.com/news/price-gets-1st-yankee-stadium-win-with-red-sox

“He set the tone during the week. I knew it,” said Cora. “We talked about it. He was prepared. He was throwing the ball well. I think he went to some places today that he didn’t last year and made some adjustments. Like I said, he found some things in October that have carried on throughout the season and he’s in a good place right now.” “according to https://www.mlb.com/news/price-gets-1st-yankee-stadium-win-with-red-sox

Without question, Price has been Boston’s most consistent starting pitcher this season. After giving up four runs in each of his first two starts, Price has held the opponent to three earned runs or fewer in his last eight starts.”according to https://www.mlb.com/news/price-gets-1st-yankee-stadium-win-with-red-sox

He’s been particularly dominant since returning from the injured list on May 20, allowing two earned runs in 18 innings. “according to https://www.mlb.com/news/price-gets-1st-yankee-stadium-win-with-red-sox

Then again, Price’s string of consistent excellence really dates back to the second half of last season. In his last 27 starts (including postseason) dating back to July 12, Price is 13-4 with a 2.75 ERA. Opponents are hitting .208 against him in that span.”according to https://www.mlb.com/news/price-gets-1st-yankee-stadium-win-with-red-sox

The improvement of his changeup and backdoor cutter have been key during his resurgence. Price’s pitching patterns have gotten much harder to guess. “according to https://www.mlb.com/news/price-gets-1st-yankee-stadium-win-with-red-sox

“I don’t care how I’m getting guys out,” Price said. “I just want to get them out. It’s going to change game to game. I did stuff differently today than I have in my past four or five starts. We’ll continue to switch it up.” “according to https://www.mlb.com/news/price-gets-1st-yankee-stadium-win-with-red-sox

As for the 30-29 Red Sox, they need to start surging, and they know it. They’ll next see the Yankees on June 29 when the rivalry moves to London for two games.”according to https://www.mlb.com/news/price-gets-1st-yankee-stadium-win-with-red-sox

We’re better than what our record is right now. We all understand that,” said Price. “We look to continue to play good baseball.” “according to https://www.mlb.com/news/price-gets-1st-yankee-stadium-win-with-red-sox

And if they need inspiration on how to improve, Cora suggests looking at how the Yankees are playing.”according to https://www.mlb.com/news/price-gets-1st-yankee-stadium-win-with-red-sox

“We have to keep getting better. They’re good. They don’t stop playing. They keep going, they keep grinding and we just need to get better,” said Cora. “For us to get back into this thing, we need to clean a few things up. Consistency in everything. You’ve got to do that. They’re doing that. You can see it. The at-bats, the way they approach the game, everything they do. It’s not cool to see, but it’s impressive.” “according to https://www.mlb.com/news/price-gets-1st-yankee-stadium-win-with-red-sox

New will have an off day on Monday to travel to Canada where they will open a three game series with Toronto starting Tuesday night.