00:00 Randy Vasquez back to the mound for the Yankees.
00:04 Locked in a scoreless duel with Nick Pivetta.
00:06 Devers, Turner, and Casas for the Red Sox.
00:08 And here's a long drive to deep right field.
00:10 And this is a scoreless duel no more.
00:13 Rafael Devers continues to destroy the Yankees.
00:17 And that is his 30th home run of the season.
00:20 So Casas advances to third.
00:22 And I try to snap out of it.
00:24 Now the ball gets away and here comes Casas to the plate.
00:26 And it's 2-0 Boston.
00:28 I don't know whether it's fatigue at this point,
00:31 but the misplaced cutter to Devers winds up being a home run.
00:36 That's a sweeper that he just pulled.
00:41 Now he's aboard.
00:46 Yeah, that may be it.
00:47 Bernie, you saw exactly what we saw here,
00:49 where the man started escaping a little bit here at the end of his rope.
00:54 Now Nick Pivetta has a 2-0 lead.
00:56 He's faced 13 hitters and he's struck out nine.
00:59 That forced seamer, that's the bread and butter at the top of the zone.
01:02 But he's done more than that.
01:04 You see he's opened up a strike zone east and west,
01:06 not just north and south with the breaking ball.
01:08 First bit of trouble now for Pivetta.
01:10 Two on, nobody out for LeMahieu who's 0-2.
01:14 This one's lined to left for a base hit.
01:16 The Yankees are going to be on the board.
01:18 Here comes Pereira to the plate.
01:20 On his way to third is Higashioka.
01:22 And it's a double for LeMahieu.
01:23 And suddenly the Yankees are in business.
01:25 Now the infield moves in against Torres.
01:27 And to their regret, he slaps it past Casas for a two-run single
01:33 and the Yankees take the lead.
01:35 Give Laver Torres credit because he stepped into the box
01:38 as the count started 0-2.
01:40 Watch this swing on the heater.
01:42 Inside out, he's committed to driving the ball the other way.
01:46 With the infield in, he knows punch it through, you get two RBIs.
01:50 Runners at the corners with two out.
01:52 If we've seen anything from Rafael, he loves to swing the bat.
01:57 Got him swinging.
01:58 Red Sox lead two, and after six, they still trail it.
02:01 And there it is, three straight walks.
02:03 Load the bases with one out in a one-run game in the bottom of the ninth.
02:07 Verdugo, three for four against Holmes.
02:10 And Verdugo bounces one to the right side.
02:12 There's one.
02:13 Can they turn two?
02:15 Yes, and the ball game is over.
02:17 Clay Holmes flirted with disaster, but he and the Yankees escape.
02:21 Sinker ball pitcher feels like he's always one pitch away
02:26 of getting out of trouble, and man, was that trouble.
02:29 Wow.
02:30 [MUSIC]
02:33 (upbeat music)
02:35 (bells chiming)
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