NEW YORK (Interstat) — Jake Bennett tossed six scoreless innings, and the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees 6-0 in the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader at Yankee Stadium II.

Bennett allowed three hits and struck out seven to improve to 9-6. Jovani Morán, Garrett Whitlock and Tyron Guerrero combined for three scoreless innings in relief. Carlos Rodón took the loss, yielding two earned runs over 4 2/3 innings with five strikeouts to fall to 4-3. Yerry De los Santos and Justin Topa each pitched scoreless relief for New York.

Wilyer Abreu homered in the first inning. Boston added a run in the fifth, then broke it open with four in the ninth. Andruw Monasterio delivered a two-run single, Nick Sogard added an RBI double and Ceddanne Rafaela followed with a run-scoring single. Sogard went 2 for 4, and Abreu finished 1 for 5 with a home run.

Boston had nine hits, while New York had four. Attendance was 47,314, and the game lasted 2:52. The Red Sox improved to 74-62; the Yankees dropped to 77-59.