Tuesday, April 16th, 2019 5:35PM CST
On Tuesday night, the New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox by a score of 8-0 in the first game of the season between the two longtime rivals. The Yankees pitching staff limited Boston to only three hits throughout the contest. Yankees pitcher James Paxton made his first appearance in baseball's most intense rivalry, striking out twelve batters. For the Red Sox, ace Chris Sale found his fastball during the game but was unable to achieve better results.
Date: Tuesday, April 16th, 2019
Time: 5:35PM CST
Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Location: Bronx, New York
Attendance: 45,008
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NYY |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - |
BOS |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Gardner (3, Sale); Urshela (3, Ramírez); Tauchman (3, Sale)
Home Runs: Frazier (4, 4th inning off Sale 0 on, 0 Out); Torres (4, 7th inning off Ramírez 0 on, 0 Out); Tauchman (1, 6th inning off Ramírez 2 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: LeMahieu (8), Frazier (11), Torres (6), Tauchman 4 (4), Voit (15)
2-out Runs Batted In: LeMahieu, Tauchman, Voit
Sacrifice Hit: Romine
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-9 (Romine 0-1, LeMahieu 1-2, Frazier 0-1, Torres 0-2, Tauchman 1-2, Voit 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: LeMahieu 1; Frazier 1; Torres 1

Pitcher Notes: Paxton pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. ; Harvey pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.
Hit By Pitch: Devers (by Paxton)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Paxton 14/28; Harvey 3/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Paxton-20-20-24-14; Harvey-3-0-3-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Paxton 4-8; Harvey 1-2
Game Scores: J Paxton 89

Stolen Bases: Judge (2, 2nd base off Sale/León)

Doubles: Bogaerts (6, Paxton); Bradley Jr. (2, Paxton)
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-4 (Pearce 0-1, Moreland 0-1, Martinez 0-1, Betts 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Moreland 2; Betts 1

Pitcher Notes: Sale pitched to 2 batters in the 5th. ; Ramírez pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.
Hit By Pitch: Gardner (by Ramírez)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Sale 16/23; Ramírez 9/15
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Sale-15-12-21-16; Ramírez-5-4-2-12
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Sale 4-5; Ramírez 6-2
Game Scores: C Sale 42

Errors: León (1, throw)
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