Paxton holds Red Sox to two hits in shutout win

James Paxton struck out 12 and pitched eight dominant innings of two-hit ball to outpitch Chris Sale, and the New York Yankees rolled to an 8-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium.

Paxton (2-2) delivered his best showing as a Yankee by thriving in the first meeting between the rivals since the Red Sox won Games 3 and 4 of the American League Division Series last October.

The left-hander allowed only doubles to Xander Bogaerts in the fourth inning and Jackie Bradley Jr. in the eighth. He allowed four baserunners while producing the longest start by a Yankee this season.

Paxton recorded his 12th career double-digit strikeout game and struck out six straight hitters from the final out of the sixth until Bradley doubled with two outs in the eighth. After Bradley doubled, Paxton retired Mookie Betts on a fly ball to right. RAYS 4, ORIOLES 2 >> Avisail Garcia hit a two-run homer that gave Tampa Bay the lead for good and finished with three RBI as the Rays defeated visiting Baltimore in the opener of a three-game series. PIRATES 5, TIGERS 3 >> Starling Marte hit a two-out, two-run homer in the 10th and Pittsburgh topped host Detroit in the opener of a three-game series. CUBS 4, MARLINS 0 >> Jose Quintana pitched seven scoreless innings, and Javier Baez blasted an opposite-field, 439-foot home run as Chicago defeated the host Marlins. PHILLIES 14, METS 3 >> Scott Kingery and J.T. Realmuto each had three hits and five RBIs as host Philadelphia built a 10-run lead in the first inning and cruised past New York. DIAMONDBACKS 9, BRAVES 6 >> Christian Walker had three hits, including the go-ahead homer in the ninth inning, to help visiting Arizona beat Atlanta.