N.Y. Yankees: Gleyber Torres is Grand Against The Red Sox

From the desk of:  BLAME CARLOS MAY

FRIDAY

Red Sox   2

Yankees   4

FINAL

GAME ONE

Bottom first: Aaron Hicks at the plate; 

one batter later Gleyber Torres hits grand slam home run to left.

Aaron Judge faces Eduardo Rodriguez

Boston opens the scoring right away in the first on J.D. Martinez' two run home run.  But as noted above, the Yankees load the bases in the bottom half of the frame.  With LeMahieu at third, Judge at second, and Encarnacion stationed first, Gleyber Torres deposits an Eduardo Rodriguez offering into the left field seats giving the Yankees a 4-2 lead and eventual margin of victory.  James Paxton performs like the pitcher Brian Cashman envisioned, allowing two runs on two hits and three walks with six strikeouts through six innings pitched.  He faces 23 batters and throws 100 pitches on the nose with 60 going for strikes.  Tommy Kahnle pitches a scoreless seventh with a strikeout.  Zack Britton takes care of the eighth, and Aroldis Chapman closes out the ninth for his 28th save of the season.  The Yankees and Red Sox still are scheduled to play eight more games.