Downs was in the starting lineup for Triple-A Worcester earlier Saturday before he was scratched and called up. With runners on second and third and two outs, Verdugo lined a single to right that scored Rob Refsnyder and Downs, who slid home headfirst ahead of Joey Gallo’s throw. Third baseman Josh Donaldson bobbled Xander Bogaerts’ potential game-ending, double-play grounder on the transfer, getting only one out at first. Jeter Downs, a 23-year-old rookie infielder named after former Yankees captain Derek Jeter, had a run-scoring single in the bottom half off Wandy Peralta (2-2) for his first major league hit. “Tonight’s up there (for me), obviously, with how good the Yankees have been and the way the 10th inning went, getting down two runs.” “To keep fighting back and forth, it just felt like one of those games where it had to be us,” Verdugo said. Verdugo twice rallies Red Sox for 6-5 win over YankeesīOSTON - Alex Verdugo hit a tying single in the eighth inning and a winning two-run single that capped a three-run 10th, lifting the Boston Red Sox over the New York Yankees 6-5 Saturday night.Īaron Judge and Anthony Rizzo had given the Yankees a 5-3 lead with RBI doubles in the 10th off Jake Diekman.
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