MLB wrap: Yankees complete sweep of Red Sox in London Series

Alexis Mansanarez

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The Yankees completed a sweep of the Red Sox in the London Series on Sunday.

New York took down its longstanding rivals with two impressive offensive outings. It's latest was a 12-8 win over Boston.

The Yankees took the lead with nine runs in the seventh and never looked back. DJ LeMahieu finished 3 for 6 with two RBIs.

However, this wasn't an easy win. New York had to come back after falling behind early. Boston put up four runs in the first inning but the Yankees quickly strung together a pair of their own to cut their deficit in half before their breakout seventh inning.

Didi Gregorius added an insurance run in the eighth and extended the team's home run streak to 31 consecutive games.

“I am trying not to get too excited about this, but [this team] is really ...  good,” CC Sabathia said, via the New York Post. “It can be a Yankee team people talk about a long time if we finish it off right.”

The Yankees improved to 54-28 with the win while the Red Sox dropped to 44-40.

Studs of the Night

Freddie Freeman set a club record with his 33 RBI in June.

Madison Bumgarner threw seven innings, allowing four hits and just one earned run for the Giants. He struck out nine.

Joc Pederson had three hits and three RBIs in the Dodgers' 10-5 win over the Rockies.

Dud of the Night

Daniel Vogelbach and Kyle Seager didn't deliver for the Mariners. The two were both 0 for 4 in the team's 6-1 loss to the Astros. 

Highlights

Manny Machado hit a home run in the first inning against the Cardinals for his third homer in the past 24 hours.

Jason Heyward stretched out for this impressive catch.

What's Next?

Brewers (45-39) at Reds (38-43), 7:10 p.m. ET  — The Brewers and the Cubs are tied for the top spot in the National League Central but Milwaukee will try to edge out Chicago when it takes on the worst team in the division. The Reds have been struggling for most of the season but have managed to win five of their last 10 games. Cincinnati will send Tyler Mahle (2-8, 4.35 ERA) to the mound. The Brewers will counter with Adrian Houser (2-2, 2.94).

 

Alexis Mansanarez