Nearly half of a season has passed since the Yankees and Red Sox met in a tumultuous two-game series in April at the Fenway Park. During this time neither of the teams looked particularly good, but since then they have gone through significant changes after injuries and trades forced them to refashion their rosters.
On Friday night these two teams picked up where they left off, battering pitchers, taking huge leads, wiping them away and reaffirming the long-held notion that whenever these teams meet, it is compelling theater.
In this latest chapter of the rivalry, each team sent nine men to the plate in the first inning and each team scored five runs. Then, improbably, each added a run in the second inning before the Yankees went on to win, 10-8 in a classic 3-hour-59-minute extravaganza.
The Yankees, trailing by 7-6, scored four times during a rally that began with Mark Teixeira’s two-run triple off his nemesis Vicente Padilla. Teixeira has never been shy about his distaste for Padilla, whom he accuses of throwing at hitters.
On a night when offense was abundant, the teams combined for 28 hits and used 11 pitchers. The ring around the bases was not as shocking as the game on April 21 when the Yankees rallied from a nine-run deficit to win, 15-9, but it almost felt as good for the Yankees, who accumulated 14 hits.
On Friday night these two teams picked up where they left off, battering pitchers, taking huge leads, wiping them away and reaffirming the long-held notion that whenever these teams meet, it is compelling theater.
In this latest chapter of the rivalry, each team sent nine men to the plate in the first inning and each team scored five runs. Then, improbably, each added a run in the second inning before the Yankees went on to win, 10-8 in a classic 3-hour-59-minute extravaganza.
The Yankees, trailing by 7-6, scored four times during a rally that began with Mark Teixeira’s two-run triple off his nemesis Vicente Padilla. Teixeira has never been shy about his distaste for Padilla, whom he accuses of throwing at hitters.
On a night when offense was abundant, the teams combined for 28 hits and used 11 pitchers. The ring around the bases was not as shocking as the game on April 21 when the Yankees rallied from a nine-run deficit to win, 15-9, but it almost felt as good for the Yankees, who accumulated 14 hits.
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