BOSTON – Aaron Judge went without a homer, but Gleyber Torres was successful when the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 5-3 on Wednesday to complete a two-game streak.
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The day before, Judge had scored two homers to reach 57 for the season, four short of the American League record set by Roger Maris.
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This time he went 4-1 with a walk. He spotted him in fifth place after Aaron Hicks reached a mistake, leaving the runners in first and second.
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Torres chose the right court and Alex Verdugo’s shot came late for Hicks’ retirement. Catcher Connor Wong thought Torres had strayed too far from the bag and threw first.
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But he made his way and the ball went into the garden. The judge scored and Torres beat Verdugo’s second shot at the plate to take New York 3-0. The Venezuelan added three wins and Cuban Néstor Cortés (10-4) led a close to the fifth inning as the Yankees won their fourth straight game and the eighth of their last 10.
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Dominican rookie Brayan Bello (1-6) suffered defeat even though all three permitted runs were not earned. He prescribed six strikeouts, walked one, and gave up six strikes in five innings.
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For the Yankees, the Venezuelans Torres 5-3 with one scored and one produced, Oswaldo Cabrera 5-1, Marwin González 3-0.
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For the Red Sox, the Mexican Verdugo 3-0. Dominicans Rafael Devers 4-1 with an RBI, Abraham Almonte 2-1 with a point scored. Puerto Rican Kiké Hernández 4-0 with an RBI.
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