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 Chase Headley added an RBI while Carlos Beltran and Brian McCann
each scored twice for the Yankees, who pulled within 1 1/2 games of
the Toronto Blue Jays in the race for the second American League
wild-card spot. Esmil Rogers (1-0) made his New York debut and
tossed three hitless innings of relief to earn the win while David
Robertson worked around a leadoff walk for his 29th save.
David Ortiz and Dustin Pedroia each homered and Daniel Nava drove in
a pair of runs as the Red Sox suffered their fourth straight series
loss. Boston battered Yankees starter David Phelps for six runs
(five earned) in two innings before the right-hander left with elbow
inflammation.
 The Red Sox grabbed a quick lead with three runs in the first inning
but starter Clay Buchholz gave it right back in the next half-inning
when Drew delivered an RBI fielder’s choice and Gardner doubled in a
pair. Pedroia delivered a two-run blast into the “Green Monster”
seats in the second to put Boston back in front, and Ortiz’s two-run
drive to the deepest part of the ballpark in the fourth made it a
7-4 gap.
Buchholz got two quick outs in the fifth before a double and a walk
put two on, and Headley doubled in a run before Drew’s single to
right plated a pair to tie it up. Gardner led off the sixth against
left-hander Craig Breslow (2-3) and launched his 15th home run - and
fifth in the last six games - out to right to put New York on top
for the first time.
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GAME NOTEBOOK: Buchholz was charged with seven runs on eight hits and five
walks and needed 114 pitches to get through five innings. … Boston OF
Allen Craig (ankle) missed his second straight game while RF Shane
Victorino (back) went to Los Angeles and will meet with a back
specialist on Monday. … Yankees RHP Masahiro Tanaka is expected to throw
on Monday for the first time since receiving a platelet-rich plasma
injection in his right elbow on July 14.
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