Red Sox top Yankees 4‑1 behind Bennett, Chapman

BOSTON (Interstat) — Jake Bennett pitched 6 1/3 strong innings and Aroldis Chapman earned his 16th save as the Boston Red Sox defeated the New York Yankees 4-1 on Saturday afternoon at Fenway Park. The win improved Boston’s record to 35-46, while the Yankees fell to 48-34.

Boston struck early, scoring one run in the first inning and another in the second. In the third, Willson Contreras doubled to drive in Masataka Yoshida and Ceddanne Rafaela, extending the lead to 4-0. Yoshida went 2 for 3 with a home run and an RBI, and Anthony Seigler also homered for the Red Sox.

New York’s lone run came in the fifth inning. Gerrit Cole (1-3) took the loss, allowing four earned runs on seven hits over 5 1/3 innings while striking out five. The Yankees managed just three hits off Bennett (2-3), who gave up one earned run and struck out three. Chapman closed with a perfect ninth, striking out one. Attendance was 36,026, and the game lasted 2 hours, 22 minutes.