Roman Anthony delivered a two-run homer in the ninth and finished with three RBIs to lift Boston to a 6-3 win over New York. Nathaniel Lowe added an RBI double in the seventh to put Boston ahead 4-3. Ceddanne Rafaela scored on a throwing error by Ben Rice, who later homered for the Yankees, and Paul Goldschmidt had an RBI single. Lucas Giolito allowed three runs in 4 2/3 innings, and five relievers combined for 5 1/3 scoreless innings, including Greg Weissert. Luis Gil went five innings, allowing two runs and issuing five walks. Boston went 3-for-19 with runners in scoring position, snapped a three-game skid, and moved to within one game of New York for the AL's first wild-card spot, extending a six-game winning streak versus the Yankees.
NEW YORK -- Rookie Roman Anthony hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning and drove in three runs in a memorable Yankee Stadium debut and the Boston Red Sox survived struggles at the plate for a 6-3 victory over the New York Yankees on Thursday night. Newcomer Nathaniel Lowe hit an RBI double off Luke Weaver (3-4) in the seventh to give Boston a 4-3 lead.
Anthony, who had an RBI single in the sixth, hit his fifth career homer when he connected off Yerry De Los Santos after first baseman Paul Goldschmidt committed New York's fourth error. He became the fourth different Red Sox rookie (Marcelo Mayer, Kristian Campbell and Carlos Narvàez) with a home run. vs the Yankees this year, their most in a season since 2014.
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