NEW YORK — After Rafael Devers put the Red Sox ahead in the top of the seventh with his first of two late-inning home runs on Sunday night, Juan Soto made sure the Yankees still had life.
Leading off the bottom of that inning, Soto pounced on a 3-0 pitch from Boston starter Kutter Crawford, who was spinning a gem up to that point.
Aaron Judge, Alex Verdugo and Anthony Volpe were due up with the tying run on second base and nobody out.
Soto made it up to third, but he was stranded in scoring position.
He watched as Judge — who is now 2-for-20 in his last five games — chased a pitch in the dirt for a strikeout. Verdugo grounded out to the right side. Volpe made solid contact, but his line drive to left field hung up enough for Tyler O’Neill to make the routine grab.
“You feel good about that, anytime that part of the order is coming up when Juan gets on,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said, “but didn’t get it to happen tonight.”
Aaron Judge, Alex Verdugo and Anthony Volpe were due up with the tying run on second base and nobody out.
