Brayan Bello, Rafael Devers lead Purple Sox over Yankees 2-0 for 3-game sweep

[ad_1] BOSTON (AP) — Brayan Bello struck out eight over seven innings, Rafael Devers homered and Boston Purple Sox beat the New York Yankees 2-0 on Sunday for a three-game sweep that prolonged their successful streak to 5.

Trevor Story added an RBI single for the Purple Sox, who've gained 5 straight over the Yankees since dropping their first assembly this yr. Boston's successful streak matched its season excessive.

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AL East-leading New York went 0 for five with runners in scoring place and was swept in a sequence for the primary time this yr, getting shut out for the third time. The Yankees' 4 runs matched their fewest in a three-game sequence at Fenway Park, from June 20-22, 1916, and from Sept. 28-30, 1922.

Yankees slugger Aaron Choose went 1 for 12 within the sequence with a solo homer and 9 strikeouts, dropping his main league-leading common to .378. He has struck out three or extra instances in three straight video games for the third time in his huge league profession.

Bello (3-1) gave up three hits, walked three and tossed a career-high 114 pitches. Garrett Whitlock escaped an eighth-inning jam and acquired the 5 outs for his first save.

Devers homered simply excessive fringe of the Inexperienced Monster, making it 2-0 within the fifth in opposition to Max Fried (9-2). Devers has 31 homers in opposition to the Yankees since 2017, probably the most of any batter in that span.

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Story’s single got here after Romy Gonzalez tripled and did a face-plant on his head-first slide into third.

Fried, who entered 7-0 with an 0.83 ERA in eight begins after a Yankees’ loss, struck out 9 over seven innings, permitting two runs and 6 hits.

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With runners on first and second and one out within the eighth, Choose bounced right into a 5-4-3 DP in opposition to Whitlock.

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Boston’s starters have gone not less than six innings in six straight begins.

Up subsequent

Yankees: RHP Clarke Schmidt (3-3, 3.60 ERA) is slated to begin Monday's opener of a four-game sequence at dwelling in opposition to the Los Angeles Angels and RHP José Soriano (4-5, 3.86).

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Purple Sox: Open a nine-game West Coast journey Monday in Seattle when RHP Lucas Giolito (2-1, 5.45) begins in opposition to RHP Logan Gilbert (1-1, 2.37), who shall be activated from the 15-day IL.