The Red Sox (81-67) returned home Friday night to open up a 6-game homestand and dropped the series opener, 4-1, to the New York Yankees at Fenway Park. The Sox have lost 2 in a row and are now 1.5 games behind the Yankees for the top Wild Card in the American League. The Red Sox are now 4.5 games behind the Toronto Blue Jays.   

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Going with Gio: Lucas Giolito made the start in the series opener and took the loss to fall to 10-4 on the season. Giolito gave up a solo Home Run to Aaron Judge in the 1st Inning and an unearned run in the 3rd Inning. He departed with 2 outs in the 5th Inning and the Red Sox trailing, 2-0.  Giolito walked 1 and struck out 6 in his outing. The Red Sox have lost his last 2 starts and are now 16-8 in his 24 outings on the season. Giolito has now allowed 17 Home Runs on the season and 11 have come with no one on base.  

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Sox at the DISH: The Red Sox were held hitless over the first 6 Innings but Yankees starter, Luis Gil.  The Red Sox had 2nd and 3rd with no one out on a pair of walks in the 5th against Gil and failed to score. Nate Eaton got the Red Sox on the board with their first hit and first run with a solo Home Run off reliever Fernando Cruz in the 6th Inning. The Red Sox went 0-for-8 with Runners in Scoring Position and left 7 runners on base.  Nathaniel Lowe went 0-for-4 with 3 strikeouts and is hitless in his last 16 at-bats. 

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#'s of the Night:

--The Red Sox are 3-7 in their last 10 games at Fenway.

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What's On Tap?: The Yankees and Red Sox continue the weekend series Saturday afternoon at Fenway. Brayan Bello is scheduled to face LHP Max Fried. Garrett Crochet goes in Sunday night's finale and is set to face RHP Will Warren.  The Athletics and Sox open up a 3-game set at Fenway next Tuesday. The Sox have 14 games remaining on the regular season schedule with 4 at home and 6 on the road.             

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