The Red Sox on Friday pulled off a stunning victory in Yankee Stadium, and Yankees fans were left irate over multiple base-running miscues.
Masataka Yoshida was the hero in the ninth inning when he hit a bomb to right field with two outs to up the matchup at three apiece. Ceddanne Rafaela put Boston ahead 5-3 and handed New York its fourth-straight loss and 14th loss in its last 18 games.
The story on the Red Sox side was the never-say-die attitude the team has exhibited throughout the season. On the Yankees side, it was the lack of hustle from Anthony Volpe and DJ LeMahieu that drew the ire of fans.
Defensive miscues hurt Boston in the third inning, but with Volpe on third, LeMahieu was tagged out near second base on an inning-ending double-play. New York manager Aaron Boone told reporters after the game that LeMahieu should have attemptedto get into a rundown to keep the play alive. …