Giancarlo Stanton, Aaron Judge power Yankees past Red Sox

by Felix Pantaleon

Giancarlo Stanton’s two home runs and Aaron Judge’s tie-breaking RBI single powered the Yankees to a 3-2 win over the Red Sox.

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NEW YORK — Aaron Judge broke a tie game with an RBI single in the bottom of the seventh inning, and that was the difference in a 3-2 victory for the Yankees over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday at Yankee Stadium.

Neil Walker scored from third before Gleyber Torres was thrown out at home after trying to score from second on Judge’ bases-loaded single. His run-scoring hit gave the Yankees the lead again after the Red Sox tied the game in the top half of the seventh.

Two solo home runs by designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton had the Yankees up, 2-0, but the Red Sox answered with a pair of RBI singles to tie the game.

Left fielder Andrew Benintendi brought home second baseman and former Yankee Eduardo Nunez to make it 2-1 in the top of the fifth. Nunez reached on a wild pitch on a strike out to start the inning.

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Severino struck out three in the fifth before first baseman Hanley Ramirez grounded out to second to end the frame.

Nunez then scored in the top of the seventh inning to tie the game 2-2 when center fielder Mookie Betts tripled past a diving Brett Gardner with two outs.

Stanton goes deep twice

Stanton’s third multi-home run game of the season was his first at home. He finished with 10 two-home run games last season with the Miami Marlins, but he has never hit three home runs in one game.

His first solo shot left in a hurry, when turned around a 3-2 pitch into a screaming line drive into the left-field seats for his eighth of the season to lead off the second inning.

The designated hitter then went to right field in the bottom of the fourth inning for his ninth of the season and a 2-0 Yankees lead.

Stanton grounded out sharply to third base and walked in his final two plate appearances.

No decision for Severino

Severino’s lone shaky outing of the season came against the Red Sox, when he allowed five runs on eight hits over five innings on April 10 at Fenway Park in Boston. Despite walking away with a no decision, he was much sharper in his second start against the Yankees’ rival.

He allowed two earned run on six hits over six-plus innings. He struck out 11 and didn’t allow a walk.

Outside of the fifth inning, he did not allow multiple runners to reach base in any frame.

He gave way to relief pitcher David Robertson after Nunez legged out an infield single to lead off the top of the seventh inning after a 10-pitch at bat. Severino threw 109 pitches.

Nunez scored on Betts’ single with Severino watching form the bench. Robertson then struck out Benintendi to end the inning.

Best run since 1953

The Yankees notched their 16th in their past 17 games, and they have won seven straight overall.

Their 16-1 run marks the best 17-game stretch for the Yankees since they went 16-1 in June of 1953. That stretch was part of a 21-1 clip from May 27 through June 18, 1953.

The Yankees have now won 10 consecutive games at Yankee Stadium, their first 10-game home winning streak since 2008.

Tied atop the AL East and MLB

Tuesday’s win pulled the Yankees even with the Red Sox in the standings, with both teams sitting at 25-10. That record has the teams leading the AL East and all of baseball.

Tuesday was the first time the Yankees and Red Sox went head-to-head with the top two records in baseball since June 2, 2002.

Next up

Wednesday: Red Sox vs. Yankees – RHP Rick Porcello (5-0, 2.14 ERA) vs. RHP Masahiro Tanaka (4-2, 4.39 ERA). 7:05 p.m. at Yankee Stadium.

Thursday: Red Sox vs. Yankees – LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (3-0, 5.29) vs. LHP CC Sabathia (2-0, 1.39 ERA). 7:05 p.m. at Yankee Stadium.