The Red Sox are 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position tonight, 0-for-20 in their last two games, 3-for-38 in their last four games, and a major league-worst .185 since the All-Star break.
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Holder allows 6 runs and fails to record an out. Chad Green is on. Red Sox have a chance to do some real damage to Yankees' bullpen depth for the next couple of days.
Eduardo Nunez in his last 6 games: 5 multi-hit games, 10-for-22 (.455) with three doubles and two triples. He's shown considerably improved plate discipline and barrel control since the All-Star break.
Entering tonight, the Yankees bullpen hadn't allowed more than 6 earned runs in any game this year. The Red Sox have already surpassed that (7 earned runs) in the fourth inning alone tonight.
After going 0-for-19 with RISP over 12 innings (Tuesday vs the Phillies and the first 3 innings tonight), the Red Sox were 6-for-10 with RISP in the bottom of the fourth.
With Workman warming, it appears Johnson is done with a career-high 11 Ks. It's his 3rd professional double-digit K game; he had 12 and 10 with Portland in 2014.
Ian Kinsler with a diving stab to his right of a liner. Quite possibly the best play made by a Red Sox 2B this year. This has been a good night for the Red Sox' mid-year upgrades.
A 6-3 groundout ends it -- Pearce (the "3" in the 6-3 keeps the ball. With a 15-7 win, the Red Sox improve to 76-34 (.691), building their A.L. East lead to 6.5 games.