That’s a wrap on Boston’s 2018 regular season.
After dropping the first two contests of its three-game set against the Yankees, the Red Sox amassed 12 hits en route to a 10-2 win over New York at Fenway Park on Sunday afternoon.
Xander Bogaerts and J.D. Martinez both homered for the Sox, while Brock Holt scored three runs.
With the win, the Red Sox finish their season at 108-54, while the Yankees ended at 100-62.
Here’s how it all went down:
GAME IN A WORD
Complete.
Between the dominant pitching and the offense coming alive often, it was a full team effort from the Red Sox on Sunday.
ON THE BUMP
— Porcello pitched just two innings in his final regular season game, but he made them count. He tossed a 1-2-3 first inning and a scoreless second with two strikeouts. He didn’t surrender a hit on the afternoon.
— Joe Kelly allowed a hit and a walk in a scoreless third, striking out one.
— Bobby Poyner got the ball for the fourth and ran into some trouble after quickly getting the first out. Miguel Andujar doubled, paving the way for Luke Voit to hit a two-run home run to cut the Red Sox’s lead to 7-2. Poyner then hit Gary Sanchez, but responded by ending the inning with strikeouts to Gleyber Torres and Neil Walker.
— Eduardo Rodriguez bounced back from a rough appearance Saturday by pitching a 1-2-3 fifth inning with two strikeouts.
— Matt Barnes picked up two strikeouts in a scoreless sixth.
— Ryan Brasier tossed a scoreless seventh.
— Drew Pomeranz pitched a hitless, scoreless eighth with two strikeouts.
— Craig Kimbrel closed out the game by striking out the side in order.
IN THE BATTER’S BOX
— Boston struck four times in the first. Mookie Betts singled to begin the inning, scoring when Aaron Judge committed a fielding error on a Holt single. Martinez hit a single of his own, and Mitch Moreland plated the second run of the game with a double. The second error of the inning for New York led to a 3-0 Red Sox lead, then Ian Kinsler plated Moreland to make it 4-0.
— The Red Sox added to their lead in the second, as Jackie Bradley Jr. singled and Holt drove him in with a double off the Green Monster. Bogaerts made it 7-0 when he knocked his 23rd home run of the season to center field.
— With two outs in the fifth, Boston extended its lead. Bradley walked before Martinez hit his 43rd home run of the season.
— Holt, Martinez, Bogaerts and Bradley led the way for the Sox with two hits apiece.
— Betts, Moreland, Sam Travis and Eduardo Nunez all chipped in with one.
TWEET OF THE GAME
That’s some good company to be in.
UP NEXT
The Red Sox begin their quest for a World Series title Friday at Fenway Park. They will play the winner of Tuesday’s Wild Card game between the Oakland Athletics and New York Yankees. Chris Sale is expected to get the ball for Boston, with the time to be determined.
