Yankees take two of three at Fenway, boost playoff hopes

The New York Yankees left Fenway Park with a series win over the Boston Red Sox after taking two of three games in a weekend set that featured a dominant pitching outing, milestone power, and a furious Boston first-inning rally. The games, played Friday through Sunday in Boston, left the two rivals trading momentum as the regular season heads into its final weeks.

On Friday night the Yankees routed Boston 4-1 behind a strong start from Luis Gil and a milestone blast from Aaron Judge. Gil carried a no-hit bid into the seventh inning, finishing with six no-hit frames and leaving after 93 pitches with four walks and plenty of deep counts. Judge opened the scoring with a 442-foot home run that landed on Lansdowne Street, his 362nd career homer and his fourth in four games, moving him past Joe DiMaggio into fourth on the Yankees all-time list. The Yankees added runs on an inning extended by catcher interference and aggressive baserunning, including a run-scoring groundrule double and steal by José Caballero. The Red Sox broke up New York’s combined no-hit bid with a first-pitch homer by Nate Eaton in the seventh, but the Yankees bullpen held; Devin Williams navigated the eighth and...