Facing Yankees reliever Jonathan Loáisiga in the eighth, Boston started the inning with back-to-back solo home runs from third baseman Abraham Toro and shortstop Trevor Story. Suddenly, it was a four-run lead for the Red Sox again.

Aaron Boone, Aaron Judge and Paul Goldschmidt put the New York Yankees' series loss to the Boston Red Sox into perspective with a 'big one' on deck at the Kansas City Royals.

Former Yankees catcher Carlos Narváez crushed a go-ahead, three-run homer in the sixth inning, one of five Sox long balls in the game.