Hanley Ramirez Homers Twice as Red Sox Sweep Four from the Yankees

Ken Bell

BOSTON –(AP) Hanley Ramirez homered twice and drove in four runs to rally the Boston Red Sox over New York on Sunday night, completing a four-game sweep that severely diminished the Yankees’ chances of winning the AL East.

Jackie Bradley Jr. had a tying RBI single for the East-leading Red Sox, who overcame a rough start by Drew Pomeranz to post their ninth win in 12 games. Boston remained three games ahead of second-place Baltimore, which beat Tampa Bay 2-1 on Sunday.

The Red Sox open a 10-game trip at Baltimore with the first of four games on Monday night.

Gary Sanchez belted his 16th homer since Aug. 3 for the Yankees, who dropped eight back in the division and remained four behind Toronto for the second wild-card spot.

Robby Scott (1-0) got two outs for his first major league win. Koji Uehara got three outs for his seventh save.

Tyler Clippard (1-1) allowed Ramirez’s tiebreaking homer in the seventh.

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