Jazz Chisholm Jr.'s big game propels Yankees to 5-3 win over Red Sox

The Yankees beat the Red Sox on Saturday night, 5-3, at Fenway Park.

Here are the takeaways…

-Saturday belonged to Jazz Chisholm Jr. who finished with three hits, including a home run, three RBI and a run scored.

Chisholm's first RBI came in the opening inning after Cody Bellinger drove in the game's first run with a sacrifice fly following a HBP to Trent Grisham to lead off the game, a ground-rule double by Ben Rice, and a walk to Aaron Judge. Chisholm made it 2-0 with a soft single up the third base line fielded by Brayan Bello who had no shot at throwing out the speedster.

Despite loading the bases again with another walk, the Yankees did not score again in the inning.

Chisholm came through again in the third inning. After another walk to Judge and a single by Bellinger, Chisholm grounded one through the gaping hole on the left side of the infield to drive in his second run of the day. 

He waited until the fifth for his hardest and farthest hit ball of the game, smacking a no doubter to right center field for his 29th home run of the year. Chisholm is now one homer away from joining the prestigious 30/30 club.

-On the mound, Max Fried took the ball and pitched well enough to record the win, although the lefty labored through 5.1 innings. He allowed two runs on nine hits and two walks, regularly dealing with traffic on the basepaths. Fried's only 1-2-3 inning came in the third.

The first run Fried allowed came in the fifth by way of Alex Bregman's solo shot. Three straight one-out singles produced a run in the sixth to cut New York's lead to 4-2 and knocked Fried out of the game. He struck out six and threw 105 pitches (73 strikes).

-The Yankees' bullpen following Fried pitched well with Luke Weaver ending the threat in the sixth before Devin Williams pitched a scoreless seventh. The struggling Fernando Cruz let Boston get closer in the eighth after surrendering a solo bomb to Jarren Duran that cut the Yanks' lead to one. Cruz struck out the next two batters he faced.

-New York added an insurance run in the ninth against former Yankee Aroldis Chapman, manufactured with two outs. Judge hit his second single of the night and advanced to second on a wild pitch before Bellinger doubled him home. Judge, Bellinger and Chisholm, 3-4-5 in the lineup, combined for seven hits, five RBI and three runs scored.

–David Bednar got the save with an easy, seven-pitch ninth inning.

Game MVP: Jazz Chisholm Jr.

It was Jazz Chisholm Day at Fenway Park with the second baseman going 3-for-5 with a home run, double, three RBI and run scored.

Highlights

What's next

The Yankees close out their three-game series with their division rivals on Sunday Night Baseball. First pitch is scheduled for 7:10 p.m.

RHP Will Warren (8-6, 4.22 ERA) will face off against LHP Garrett Crochet (15-5, 2.57 ERA).

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