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Yanks Sweep Away BoSox in London

YANKEES 12 - RED SOX 8

The New York Yankees wrapped a historic weekend in London, England by smacking around the Boston Red Sox 12-8 on Sunday, highlighted by a huge 9-run, seventh inning as the Bronx Bombers dominated their division rivals for the second straight day in Europe.

After giving up three Boston home runs in the bottom of the first, and trailing 4-2 for much of the day, the Yankees tore apart a Red Sox bullpen that could join the Mets as one of the worst units in all of Major League Baseball.

In the top of the seventh inning, the Yankees sent 14 men to the plate, recorded six hits, four walks (two of which were to Aaron Judge) and nine runs -- one of their biggest single inning outputs of the season.

Enjoying the most fun Sunday were Gary Sanchez and D.J. LeMahieu. Sanchez who was noticeably silent on Saturday night, put the Yanks out in front for good on a sharp single to left, scoring Aaron Hicks and Judge to give New York a 5-4 lead.

Three batters later, Gio Urshela drove in a pair on a single to center, chasing reliever Matt Barnes out of the game. LeMahieu would follow, slapping a double down the right field line, scoring Urshela and Gleyber Torres to blow the game wide open at 9-4.

It was a huge afternoon for the Yankees second baseman. LeMaheiu who is leading the league in hitting, went 3-for-6 with a pair of runs and two RBI. It was his sixth multi-hit game in a row, and his 14th consecutive game with at least one hit. The guy is easily the League's first half MVP, and if he keeps this up, LeMaheiu will get serious consideration for League MVP. Sorry Mike Trout, LeMahieu has been more impressive, and more impactful for his team in 2019.

Meanwhile, Didi Gregorius who has really come on strong in recent games, homered in the top of the eighth to close out to scoring for New York.

Like Saturday, the Yankees had to hold on for dear life. Chase Adams struggled mightily in the bottom of the eighth, allowing four runs on five hits as Boston drew closer at 12-8. Yet, the combo of Zach Britton and Aroldis Chapman settled things down as New York nailed down its 54th victory of the season.

The Yankees are now seven games ahead of the Rays and 11 games ahead of the Sox for first in the AL East. With a crowded wild card field, the Red Sox look like dead team walking right now, unless they fix their depleted bullpen. The Yanks meanwhile are on pace to win 106 games by seasons end.

After a day off on Monday, the Yanks are back in action on Tuesday at Citi Field against the miserable New York Mets.


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