Jacoby Ellsbury hit a two-run double during a three-run Yankees eighth inning, and NY came back to beat the Boston Red Sox 4-2 Thursday night at Fenway Park.
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The RBI for Rodriguez came after the Red Sox intentionally walked Chase Headley with one out.
The Red Sox hit 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position for the night.
The plan was logical: Rodriguez did his job, Ziegler has been strong and Craig Kimbrel was available after a down day Wednesday. “Made a good pitch to A-Rod and got just a little tapper in front of the plate”.
Ziegler escaped further damage with a Starlin Castro strikeout. Rodriguez tried to play down any dissension. Red Sox manager John Farrell chose to intentionally walk Chase Headley to have Ziegler face A-Rod, hitless in his first three times up, with one out. “The difference between us and any other team in this division will be how we pitch from here on out. How we play as a team certainly is important, but leading by pitching will be important for us”.
The Yankees are trying to win ballgames according to manager Joe Girardi, and while the circus surrounding Alex Rodriguez’s final games in pinstripes hits full effect, the club finds itself just 3.5 games back of the second American League wild card spot.
Hanley Ramirez drove in both runs for the Red Sox on an RBI single in the first and RBI double in the fifth. The lefthander allowed just two more singles and one walk following the homer.
Romine tied it with his homer in the third, crushing a 1-0 slider from Eduardo Rodriguez over the Green Monster in left field.
Benintendi, in a bit of redemption, drew a walk, before Dustin Pedroia and Xander Bogaerts struck out to end it.
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But New York tagged Ziegler for three runs, including two on a ball off the bat of Jacoby Ellsbury misplayed by left fielder Andrew Benintendi. A-Rod also played his high school baseball in Miami and was set to play college ball there until he was drafted.
Arizona had 13 stolen bases in the series – one shy of Baltimore’s season total, three more than the Diamondbacks’ previous mark for any series and the most in a three-game series against the Mets.
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On ESPN Radio’s The Michael Kay Show Thursday, Rodriguez said that Jeter reached out to congratulate him on walking away from the game after 22 years, but hasn’t yet had the chance to hit him back. “It’s all about getting hot again”. “Understands where we are in the season, the standings, the time of the year, the necessity of him being in our lineup”.
