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James Paxton struck out 12 and pitched eight dominant innings of two-hit ball to outpitch Chris Sale, and the host New York Yankees rolled to an 8-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night. Paxton (2-2) delivered his best showing as a Yankee by thriving in the first meeting between the rivals since the Red Sox won Games 3 and 4 of the American League Division Series last October. Clint Frazier, Mike Tauchman and Gleyber Torres homered for the Yankees, who scored their most runs in a home game this season. Continue to Article

April 17, 2019 2:25:am EST

Paxton struck out 12 in his first pinstriped clash with Boston, Sale found his fastball but still got smacked around, and the New York Yankees three-hit the Red Sox 8-0 on Tuesday night in the first game this season between the struggling AL East foes. Paxton (2-2) pitched two-hit ball for eight innings, walking one and going to just two three-ball counts in a swift game that took only 2 hours, 23 minutes. "I felt like I was searching before this," Paxton said. Continue to Article

April 16, 2019 10:55:pm EST

President of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski provided conflicting viewpoints on the second baseman Tuesday, noting that he's exactly where the Red Sox expected him to be in his return from serious knee issues, but disputing that he could've benefited from more than three rehab outings. MORE TOMASE: Swihart out, Leon in suggests Sox inching toward panic room Pedroia is just 2-for-19 after five games as he tries to regain his timing at the plate. "He's not there from an offensive perspective, but guys don't miss two years and come back and swing the bat like they're an All-Star at that point, so he's going to take some time to find his timing," Dombrowski said. Continue to Article

April 16, 2019 9:50:pm EST

Highlights of the Red Sox' 8-0 loss to the Yankees originally appeared on nbcsportsboston.com FINAL SCORE: Yankees 8, Red Sox 0 IN BRIEF: Chris Sale's and the Red Sox' struggles continue as he allowed four runs in five innings - despite being reunited with catcher Sandy Leon - and the Sox bats were shut down by the Yankees' James Paxton in an 8-0 loss at Yankee Stadium that dropped Sale to 0-4 with an 8.50 ERA and the defending champs to 6-12. BOX SCORE RED SOX RECORD: 6-12 HIGHLIGHTS: 3rd inning Brett Gardner scores on D.J. LeMahieu's single (NYY 1-0) LeMahieu scores on Luke Voit's single (NYY 2-0) 4th inning Clint Frazier homers to right off Chris Sale on 1-and-0 pitch (NYY 3-0) Austin Rom... Continue to Article

April 16, 2019 9:17:pm EST