New York Post

Bronx remains a House of Horrors for Boston lefty

- By DAN MARTIN dan.martin@nypost.com

David Price entered Wednesday 5-0 with a 1.56 ERA in nine starts since the All-Star break, but his run of excellence came to a screeching halt against the Yankees — and not surprising­ly, it happened in The Bronx.

Yankee Stadium continued to be a nightmare for the left-hander, who gave up six runs — four earned — in 5 ¹/3 innings in the Yankees’ 10-1 victory.

Price also allowed eight runs — and five homers — in a loss at the Stadium on July 1, and his woes against the Yankees have gone on for years.

With a potential ALDS matchup between the two rivals looming, Price’s problems pitching in New York may not be an issue, since the Red Sox could opt to start him at Fenway Park in Game 2 behind their ace, Chris Sale.

But even there, the Yankees pounded Price for four runs in just one inning on April 11, when Price complained of numbness in his fingers.

Boston manager Alex Cora said Price’s struggles against the Yankees won’t affect the Red Sox rotation if the teams meet in the ALDS.

“Not really,’’ Cora said. “We know where we’re at with those two guys [Sale and Price] going 1-2. I honestly feel although [Price] didn’t have his great stuff compared to his last nine [outings] he still battled.”

Price insisted his problems in The Bronx haven’t impacted how he approaches his starts.

“Not at all,’’ Price said. “I expect to go out there and be great every fifth day. It doesn’t matter who I’m pitching against or the ballpark I’m pitching in. That hasn’t been the case here in Yankee Stadium the past year or two, but I’ll get over that.”

On Wednesday, Price was also the victim of some bad fortune, as Eduardo Nunez made a critical error on a routine Aaron Judge grounder that should have ended the second inning, but instead scored two runs to make it 3-0.

That followed a Miguel Andujar homer with one out in the inning that just cleared the wall in right.

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