Post by Fish Troll on Apr 28, 2007 18:12:22 GMT -5
NEW YORK -- At this rate, the Boston Red Sox will blow the New York Yankees out of the AL East race before summer.
Daisuke Matsuzaka overcame control problems to defeat the Yankees for the second time in six days, and Kevin Youkilis and Julio Lugo homered. With a come-from-behind 11-4 victory over Andy Pettitte on Friday night, Boston improved to 4-0 against its longtime rival this season.
"Things can turn around at a moment's notice," said Kevin Youkilis, whose two-run homer started Boston's outburst. "We can't really worry about what they're doing. We have to do what we do best and hope that we keep winning."
New York (8-13), whose April began to unravel with three straight losses at Fenway Park last weekend, has lost seven consecutive games for the first time since the last week of the 2000 season. The Yankees are a $195 million last-place team, 61/2 games back of the division-leading Red Sox.
Daisuke Matsuzaka overcame control problems to defeat the Yankees for the second time in six days, and Kevin Youkilis and Julio Lugo homered. With a come-from-behind 11-4 victory over Andy Pettitte on Friday night, Boston improved to 4-0 against its longtime rival this season.
"Things can turn around at a moment's notice," said Kevin Youkilis, whose two-run homer started Boston's outburst. "We can't really worry about what they're doing. We have to do what we do best and hope that we keep winning."
New York (8-13), whose April began to unravel with three straight losses at Fenway Park last weekend, has lost seven consecutive games for the first time since the last week of the 2000 season. The Yankees are a $195 million last-place team, 61/2 games back of the division-leading Red Sox.
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