Red Sox top Yanks for 1st time; Mets fall
BOSTON — Tanner Houck took a no-hitter into the sixth inning of his second major league start and Michael Chavis had a huge day at the plate as the Boston Red Sox halted two long streaks with a 10-2 victory over the New York Yankees on Sunday.
Boston ended New York’s 10-game winning streak and snapped a 12-game skid against its longtime rival.
Chavis hit two homers over the Green Monster and drove in five runs. Jackie Bradley Jr. went 4 for 5, and J.D. Martinez and Bobby Dalbec each had a solo homer.
It was Boston’s first win over the Yankees this season in their last of 10 meetings. New York had matched its longest winning streak against the Red Sox, also winning 12 in a row in 1936 and from 1952-53 when Red Sox Hall of Famer Ted Williams was flying combat missions in the Korean War.
The Yankees’ magic number remained at one to clinch a playoff spot. A loss by Seattle later Sunday would earn them a postseason berth for the fourth straight year. New York stayed 31⁄2 games behind AL East-leading Tampa Bay, which lost 2-1 in Baltimore.
Luke Voit hit his major league-leading 21st homer for the Yankees, who outscored their opponents 85-25 during the winning streak.
In a matchup of righthanded prospects on a breezy afternoon, the 24year-old Houck mixed a sharp slider, sinker and a fastball in the low-to-mid 90 mph range to keep the Yankees off balance until Tyler Wade lined a double into the right-center gap.
Houck (2-0) gave up just that one hit and an unearned run. He struck out four and walked three in six innings.
In his big-league debut in Miami on Tuesday, Houck held the Marlins to two hits over five scoreless innings, striking out seven.
Deivi Garcia (2-2) was roughed up for six runs and eight hits over three innings in his fifth career start.
BRAVES 7, METS 0: At New York, Kyle Wright allowed only one hit in the best start of his big league career, pitching into the seventh inning to lead Atlanta past New York.
Ronald Acuna Jr. homered off Rick Porcello to break a scoreless tie in the sixth and finished with four RBIs. Travis d’Arnaud added a two-run double for his latest clutch hit against his former team.
Looking for its third straight NL East title, Atlanta began the day with a 21⁄2-game division lead over Miami.
Wright went 61⁄3 innings and combined with three relievers on a three-hitter as the Braves took two of three in the series.
The Mets entered Sunday 11⁄2 games out of the final NL playoff spot.