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The Red Sox beat the Yankees 1-0 in New York on Friday night. Max Fried gave up four hits and zero runs in six innings, but the Yankees offense disappeared as they dropped the second game of the weekend series to their rivals.
And now the list of mistakes committed by Boone this season can include his handling of Aaron Judge's injury expectations. After the franchise slugger went down with an elbow injury, Boone offered a pessimistic take on his potential return to the outfield, which was publicly challenged by Judge.
The Yankees overcame a very untimely Jose Caballero tantrum on Wednesday night to beat the Rays in 10 innings and head home after a 5-0, two-city road trip.
The New York Yankees’ 12-8 victory over the St.Louis Cardinals granted them a series win on Saturday, and slugger Ben Rice was the man of the hour. The 26-year-old reached base four times, and tied a career high with seven RBIs.