Amed Rosario had four RBIs in just two plate appearances and Max Fried pitched eight shutout innings, leading the visiting New York Yankees to a 4-1 win over the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night.
Rosario's three-run shot in the first inning was all that New York needed, as Fried (3-1) allowed just three hits and two walks while striking out nine, completing a masterful outing in exactly 100 pitches.
Adding to the New York offense, Giancarlo Stanton went 2-for-4 with two doubles and a run, while Aaron Judge crossed the plate twice.
Jarren Duran (3-for-4) doubled twice and knocked in Boston's only run with a ninth-inning single.
Boston left-hander Ranger Suarez (1-2) allowed four runs through 4 2/3 innings, but the relief duo of Zack Kelly and Eduardo Rivera pitched scoreless, one-hit ball the rest of the way.
Rivera, who was recalled from Triple-A Worcester earlier in the day, pitched 3 1/3 innings of one-hit ball in his MLB debut. He struck out three.
The Yankees picked up where they left off in Tuesday's series-opening shutout, breaking Suarez's 14-inning scoreless streak by jumping out to a 3-0 lead on Rosario's homer over the Green Monster. Judge drew a one-out walk and Stanton doubled two batters later with two outs to set the table.
Fried worked out of a two-on, no-out jam in the second to keep the home team scoreless, striking out three consecutive batters after Andruw Monasterio walked and Duran knocked a high wall-ball double to lead off the frame.
In the third, Judge stung a leadoff single and Stanton banged a one-out double to left. Rosario then sent a line-drive sac fly to left, extending the New York lead to 4-0.
The Red Sox were unable to cash in baserunners in the next two innings, as Wilyer Abreu had a two-out knock in the third and Duran added his second two-bagger in the fourth. Following the latter knock, Fried retired the final 14 batters he faced.
Brent Headrick was one strike away from giving New York a third consecutive shutout for the first time since 1962, but Duran's knock through the middle scored Trevor Story to break up the bid in the ninth.
--Field Level Media