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Alex Bregman hits a sacrifice fly to left field, scoring David Hamilton to extend the Red Sox lead to 4-0 in the 4th inning
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The Boston Red Sox (70-59) and the New York Yankees (69-59) continue their American League East rivalry series on Saturday. Boston has taken the first two games, with a 1-0 win over the Yankees on Friday.
Trevor Story was hitting .218 with a .581 OPS as the end of May approached. His desperation to do something to help the Red Sox was such that Story put down a sacrifice bunt in the eighth inning of a game at Milwaukee.
On Thursday, Mark Feinsand of MLB .com added fuel to that fire by listing the Phillies as a top potential fit for Boston Red Sox third baseman Alex Bregman this winter, assuming the three-time All-Star opts out of the final two years of his contract.
Red Sox manager Alex Cora offers curious explanation for not sending pinch-runner Nate Eaton home on an 11th-inning fly ball