Thursday, August 2nd, 2018 6:10PM CST
On Thursday night, the Boston Red Sox defeated the New York Yankees 15-7 after rallying from an early deficit. Steve Pearce was a key contributor, hitting three home runs in the game. His second homer was a three-run blast during Boston's dominant eight-run fourth inning. This decisive victory extended the Red Sox's lead in the AL East standings to a season-high six and a half games.
Date: Thursday, August 2nd, 2018
Time: 6:10PM CST
Stadium: Fenway Park
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 37,317
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BOS |
0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - |
NYY |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |

Doubles: Betts (28, Holder); Martinez 2 (27, Cessa, Holder); Núñez (18, Holder); Bradley Jr. (20, Green); Kinsler (21, Cessa); Benintendi (28, Cessa)
Home Runs: Pearce 3 (8, 3rd inning off Sabathia 0 on, 0 Out; 4th inning off Holder 2 on, 0 Out; 6th inning off Cessa 1 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Betts (57), Pearce 6 (28), Benintendi 3 (65), Kinsler 2 (34), Núñez (30), Bradley Jr. (41), Martinez (90)
2-out Runs Batted In: Betts, Bradley Jr., Benintendi
Team Left On Base: 11
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 9-24 (Kinsler 2-3, Núñez 1-3, Holt 0-3, Benintendi 1-3, Pearce 2-4, Martinez 1-2, Betts 1-1, Bradley Jr. 1-2, Swihart 0-3)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Holt 3; Benintendi 2; Pearce 1; Martinez 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Johnson 9/24; Workman 5/7; Kelly 2/3; Brasier 3/5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Johnson 20-13-21-11; Workman 8-2-4-6; Kelly 1-0-2-3; Brasier 2-4-6-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Johnson 0-4; Workman 4-1; Kelly 0-3; Brasier 1-1
Game Scores: B Johnson 46

Errors: Holt (1, ground ball)

Stolen Bases: Betts (21, 2nd base off Sabathia/Romine); Martinez (4, 2nd base off Sabathia/Romine); Benintendi (20, 2nd base off Holder/Romine); Kinsler (10, 2nd base off Holder/Romine)

Doubles: Romine (12, Johnson)
Triples: Gardner (4, Brasier)
Home Runs: Gregorius 2 (20, 1st inning off Johnson 2 on, 0 Out; 5th inning off Johnson 0 on, 0 Out); Hicks (18, 2nd inning off Johnson 0 on, 2 Out); Stanton (25, 7th inning off Workman 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Gregorius 4 (64), Hicks (48), Stanton 2 (66)
2-out Runs Batted In: Hicks
Sacrifice Flies: Stanton
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-4 (Gregorius 1-2, Stanton 0-1, Gardner 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Gregorius 1; Stanton 1

Pitcher Notes: Holder pitched to 7 batters in the 4th
Wild Pitches: Cessa
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Sabathia 7/17; Holder 4/7; Green 4/5; Cessa 13/19; Britton 0/2
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Sabathia 13-2-19-11; Holder 4-1-3-6; Green 3-2-3-4; Cessa 6-3-9-16; Britton 2-0-0-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Sabathia 2-5; Holder 0-0; Green 0-1; Cessa 5-5; Britton 0-1
Game Scores: C Sabathia 43

Double Plays: 1 (Gregorius-Torres)
Errors: Sabathia (3, throw)
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