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Another ugly loss for Red Sox

Boston Red Sox’s David Ortiz, left, scores behind New York Yankees’ Gary Sanchez during the first inning of a baseball game in Boston, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016. “Every at-bat he just kept sending me encouraging messages and then he got the bat”. Instead, Rodriguez will be the designated hitter in his final game before being released and transitioning into a role as special adviser and instructor.

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With first base open, Chase Headley was intentionally walked and A-Rod strolled up to one last venomous reception from Fenway fans who cast the controversial slugger as a villain since 2004, his first season in the game’s most inspired rivalry. An additional $22 million he earned over those four seasons was paid by NY and reimbursed to the Yankees by the Rangers.

Luis Cessa (2-0) pitched two scoreless innings. “It’s not that I wouldn’t like to see it, but we’re in a part of the season where we are trying to win”.

On his next-to-last day on the roster, Alex Rodriguez did not simply return to the Yankees’ lineup.

So with the Boston Red Sox in a three-way fight for the division title, he texted manager John Farrell on Thursday night and said he was ready to play.

One of the game’s greatest players, Rodriguez still has a year remaining on his contract and over $20 million, but NY essentially is pushing A-Rod out the door.

“I tried to put my glove up where I thought it was going to be”, he added.

Dellin Betances left the tying runs at the corners before striking out Dustin Pedroia and Xander Bogaerts for a stirring save. With his batting average under.200, the Yankees were releasing the 41-year-old in the middle of a season after one final home game that his mother and daughters could watch in person. His skills clearly had diminished; since turning 40 on July 27 a year ago, Rodriguez was hitting.203 (86 for 424) with 19 homers and 47 RBIs.

Rodriguez is four career home runs shy of the 700-club.

If it weren’t for Matt Barnes recording the final out in the first game of three on Tuesday – when the Yankees left the bases loaded in the ninth inning of a 5-3 Sox win as Kimbrel faltered – the Yanks might have come back on the Sox in late innings three straight days.

Yankees: LHP C.C. Sabathia (6-9, 4.18 ERA) starts as the Yankees return to NY for a weekend series against Tampa Bay. After playing first base for six innings last Saturday in an interleague game in Los Angeles, the first time all season he has played a defensive position, Ortiz had to leave the game.

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A-Rod is only a.133 hitter (2-for-15) against scheduled Rays starter Chris Archer.

New York Yankees&#039 Alex Rodriguez grounds out to Boston Red Sox catcher Sandy Leon with the bases loaded allowing Brett Gardner to score during the eighth inning of a baseball game in Boston Thursday Aug. 11 2016