Boston Red Sox sink Yankees in dramatic fashion: 3 defining moments
Andrew Benintendi delivers
What a series for Andrew Benintendi. In 19 plate appearances during the four-game series, the Boston Red Sox young outfielder batted .421, delivering 8 hits and four RBI.
No hit was bigger than his softest hit in the series. With runners on first and second and two outs, Benintendi squared in and delivered a game-winning single off Yankees reliever Jonathan Holder.
Completing the four-game sweep in fashion!! #DirtyWater pic.twitter.com/EA8Tus6ff7
— Red Sox (@RedSox) August 6, 2018
He got on top of a changeup to send the Fenway faithful cheering into the night.
"“He stated me off with two fastballs,” Benintendi said. “The third one was in for a strike. The last one was a changeup and away, and I got on top of it and just kind of rolled it over. And of all the hits up the middle that were taken away by the shift, that one finds a way to get through, and thank God it did.”"
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In all, the victory and results of the four-game series puts the Boston Red Sox in the driver’s seat to at least win the division. The confidence it instilled will give this 2018 team a better chance in the playoffs. With a 79-34 record, Alex Cora’s team has the swagger of a winner.