Bosox edge Yankees in 10th for sweep
BOSTON: Andrew Benintendi’s RBI single with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning capped Boston’s rally from three runs down in the ninth against New York closer Aroldis Chapman, and the Red Sox completed a four-game sweep over the rival Yankees with a 5-4 victory on Sunday night.
Boston opened a 9 1/2-game lead atop the AL East over the Yankees, who lost their season-high fifth straight.
Boston (79-34) have won eight of nine games and own the majors’ best record.
The Yankees hadn’t been swept in a four-game series by the Red Sox when they entered a series 30 or more games over .500 since 1939, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
Sandy Leon looped a two-out single off Jonathan Holder (1-3) in the 10th and advanced on a wild pitch.
Tony Renda pinch-ran before Benintendi’s single bounced up the middle to the right of second-base.
Matt Barnes (4-3) worked a perfect inning in the top of the 10th.
At Los Angeles, Brian Dozier delivered a two-run double in the first inning and Manny Machado had three hits with two runs scored as the Dodgers beat Houston 3-2.
Cody Bellinger had an RBI double for the Dodgers, who prevented a three-game sweep by the team that beat them in last year’s World Series.
George Springer and Tony Kemp homered for the Astros, but Springer exited in the third with left thumb discomfort after he was thrown out trying to steal second base.
New reliever Roberto Osuna did not pitch in his first game on the active roster for Houston.
Osuna was reinstated from the restricted list after serving a 75-game suspension for violating Major League Baseball’s domestic violence policy.
The All-Star closer was acquired on Monday in a trade with the Toronto Blue Jays while he was still serving his suspension.
Dodgers starter Walker Buehler (5-4) gave up two runs over 5 1/3 innings with eight strikeouts. Kenley Jansen closed for his 31st save.
Gerrit Cole (10-4), a product of nearby UCLA, allowed three runs in five innings with eight strikeouts.
At Cleveland, Jose Ramirez hit a threerun homer, rookie Shane Bieber picked up his sixth win and Cleveland beat Los Angeles 4-3. Ramirez’s home run in the first inning — his 33rd of the season — came against Deck McGuire, called up from Triple-A Salt Lake to start in place of the injured Tyler Skaggs.