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The Boston Red Sox claimed a series victory against the New York Yankees at Fenway Park on Sunday night. Boston stole a franchise-record nine bases en route to a 9-3 victory over the Bronx Bombers.
Even though it was merely a mid-June series, that didn’t stop the New York Daily News from shredding the Yankees with a Sweet Caroline-inspired back cover.
“SO BAD! SO BAD! SO BAD!” the headline read.
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The Daily News highlighted Boston’s success on the base paths, New York’s inability to score after it loaded the bases with nobody out in the seventh inning and the seventh-inning injury to Anthony Rizzo.
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The New York Post, another paper known to have had some comical back pages, featured Bryson DeChambeau’s U.S. Open triumph. The Bronx Bombers were highlighted by a small headline of “Yanks get run over by Sox.”
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The Red Sox, who won consecutive series against the Philadelphia Phillies and Yankees, open a three-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night. First pitch is scheduled for 7:07 p.m. ET, and you can watch it live on NESN after an hour of pregame coverage.
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