Sunday, August 16th, 2020 6:00PM CST
On the evening of August 16, 2020, the New York Yankees secured a 4-2 win against the Boston Red Sox. J.A. Happ pitched successfully in his return to the starting rotation after being skipped, earning the victory. Mike Ford provided significant offense, driving in three runs for the Yankees. This result extended New York's winning streak against their rivals to nine consecutive games, their best such stretch against Boston at that point.
Date: Sunday, August 16th, 2020
Time: 6:00PM CST
Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Location: Bronx, New York
Attendance: 0
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NYY |
1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
BOS |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

Doubles: Hicks (5, Mazza)
Home Runs: Ford (2, 3rd inning off Mazza 1 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Hicks (5), Ford 3 (10)
2-out Runs Batted In: Hicks, Ford
Ground Into Double Play: Ford
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-8 (Sánchez 0-2, Hicks 1-1, Urshela 0-1, Torres 0-1, Wade 0-1, Ford 1-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Sánchez 3; Urshela 1

Wild Pitches: Britton ( 2)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Happ 0/20; Ottavino 0/3; Britton 2/5; Green 6/7
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Happ-11-7-11-15; Ottavino-3-0-2-2; Britton-6-5-2-2; Green-4-5-8-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Happ 6-6; Ottavino 0-2; Britton 1-0; Green 1-2
Game Scores: J Happ 60

Double Plays: 2 (Wade-Torres-Ford , Urshela-Wade-Ford)
Errors: Britton (1, fielding)

Doubles: Vázquez (3, Britton); Verdugo (2, Green)
Home Runs: Pillar (2, 3rd inning off Happ 0 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Pillar (9)
2-out Runs Batted In: Pillar
Ground Into Double Play: Vázquez; Devers
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-6 (Bogaerts 0-1, Peraza 0-1, Plawecki 0-2, Verdugo 0-1, Arauz 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Bogaerts 1; Plawecki 1; Arauz 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Brasier 0/6; Walden 1/3; Weber 8/10; Mazza 8/17
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Brasier-4-3-7-2; Walden-1-0-3-3; Weber-11-0-4-9; Mazza-12-6-10-12
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Brasier 1-1; Walden 2-1; Weber 5-2; Mazza 2-2
Game Scores: C Mazza 30

Double Plays: 1 (Arauz-Bogaerts-Chavis)
Errors: Arauz (2, fielding)
Assists: Verdugo (Tauchman at 2nd base)

Stolen Bases: Verdugo (1, 3rd base off Green/Sánchez)
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