Red Sox Swept by Yankees Losing 4-2 [VIDEO]

The Boston Red Sox wasted a strong pitching start by Payton Tolle, losing to the Yankees 4-2 on Thursday, April 23rd. It was their 3rd straight loss and 5th in their last 6 games.

Tolle pitched 6.0 innings striking out 11, walking 1 and allowed 3 hits and 1 run. a solo homer in the 5th inning.  He retired the 1st 5 batters he faced, via a strikeout. Tolle loaded the bases in the 4th inning without an out, but retired the next 3 batters to escape the inning.

Carlos Narvaez hit a solo homer in the 5th inning to give Boston a 2-1 lead. It was his 1st homer of the season, and Boston's first homer in the last 3 games.

Marcelo Mayer was 1-3 with a double, driving in Boston's 1st run.

The Red Sox bats remain in a slump, as they only managed 4 hits in the game.

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Boston is now 9-16 while the Yankees improve to 16-9.

The Red Sox head out on a 6-game road trip with 3 games at Baltimore followed by 3 games in Toronto. Friday night's game with the Orioles begins at 7:05. Hear the game and pregame starting at 6:06 p.m. on WDEA AM 1370.

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