Drew delivered the go-ahead, two-run double in the fifth inning and
is 6-for-8 with four runs and six RBIs in his past three games,
including a 4-for-4 outing in a 20-6 win at Atlanta on Sunday.
"It's been good, this past month," said Drew, who had his most
productive August with three home runs and 11 RBIs. "I felt good at
the plate, staying inside the ball little more."
Drew, whose defense helped the Red Sox to a World Series title in
2013, had an unceremonious tenure in Boston, particularly at the
plate, but still enjoys playing at Fenway Park.
"It's a special place and to come in here and know we're in a
pennant race here, to come out with a win on the other side it's a
good feeling," Drew said. "Hopefully, we'll keep this thing going."
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Had it not been for Drew, the Yankees would have lost more ground in
the AL East pennant race.
New York (72-58) remains 1 1/2 games behind the first-place Toronto
Blue Jays in the AL East standings after Blue Jays second baseman
Ryan Goins' walk-off, two-run homer on Tuesday.
At the very least, it was a step in the right direction after the
Yankees left 14 men on base in Monday's 4-3 defeat in the series
opener. On Tuesday, New York stranded only three.
"The gratifying thing at this time of the year is wins, no matter
how you do it," New York manager Joe Girardi said.
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"If you get a break or however it happens, that's the gratifying
thing. But our guys hit well when we had to and huge hit from
Stephen Drew."
Drew went 1-for-3 on a night when Red Sox right-hander Rick Porcello
had a career-high 13 strikeouts, although Yankees left fielder Brett
Gardner also got to the pticher for an eighth-inning solo home run.
New York right-hander Michael Pineda (10-8) kept the Boston bats
quiet, allowing just one run on four hits while striking out seven
in six innings.
Left-hander Andrew Miller, another former Boston player, struck out
three in the ninth inning for his 29th save.
(Editing by John O'Brien)
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