Yankees Restore Hope vs. Red Sox

If Gerrit Cole, at home, couldn't beat the Boston Red Sox, what hope did the Yankees have for winning a game in this series?

"Even in the darkest times, hope cuts through. Hope is the light that lifts us out of the darkness."

-- Superman (Brandon Routh), in the TV version of DC Comics' Crisis On Infinite Earths

Domingo Germán started for the Yankees. He's no superhero, but he gave the Yankees what they needed from the mound: He pitched 6 innings, allowing 1 run on 6 hits and 2 walks, striking out 5.

At first, it looked like the Yankee bats would waste that performance, as they didn't produce a single baserunner over the 1st 3 innings. But Gleyber Torres, who has been heating up lately, led off the bottom of the 4th with a home run. Rafael Devers did the same in the top of the 6th to tie it, but Willie Calhoun restored the Yankee lead with a home run in the bottom of the 6th. A Kyle Higashioka single brought Isaiah Kiner-Falefa home in the 7th.

The bullpen did its job, with Wandy Peralta, Tommy Kahnle and Clay Holmes each pitching a scoreless inning. Yankees 3, Red Sox 1. WP: Germán (4-3). SV: Holmes (8). LP: Tanner Houck (3-6). Hope, yet again, has been restored. 

The series concludes tonight, a 7:00 start on ESPN. Clarke Schmidt is scheduled to pitch for the Good Guys, and Brayan Bello for The Scum.