Red Sox cleanup hitter Carlos Narváez considered doing something cleanup hitters hardly ever do before his at-bat in the sixth inning with runners at first and second base and no outs.

Aaron Judge hit one of his two home runs Sunday night off Red Sox rookie Hunter Dobbins, whose recent comment that he'd rather retire than play for New York made waves. Said Judge: "I've only heard Ken Griffey say that so I was a little surprised.

Facing Yankees reliever Jonathan Loáisiga in the eighth, Boston started the inning with back-to-back solo home runs from third baseman Abraham Toro and shortstop Trevor Story. Suddenly, it was a four-run lead for the Red Sox again.