Red Sox win 4-1, 6-2 to sweep Yankees in doubleheader and series

Published June 18, 2023 2:09 pm

By JIMMY GOLEN
AP Sports Writer

BOSTON (AP) — Alex Verdugo scored on a catcher’s interference to break a fourth-inning tie and then scored again in the fifth after reaching on a dropped popop and the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees 4-1 to complete a doubleheader and series sweep of their AL East archrivals. Connor Wong and Verdugo hit consecutive RBI doubles off the Green Monster with two outs in a three-run sixth inning to lead the Red Sox to a 6-2 win in the opener. The Red Sox won the series opener 15-5 on Friday. It’s Boston’s first sweep of the Yankees in a doubleheader at Fenway since 1976.

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