Red Sox
Boston clinched the season series versus New York (7-1) in the shutout victory.
Red Sox star pitchers Brayan Bello, Garrett Whitlock, Aroldis Chapman, and No. 9 hitter Connor Wong banded together to clinch the season series against the New York Yankees with a thrilling 1-0 win Friday night.
A spectacular start by Bello set the tone for Boston by tossing seven scoreless innings. He allowed three hits and one walk, striking out five batters along the way.
Bello, 26, earned his 10th win of the season. 12 of his last 14 outings have been quality starts.
“Felt pretty good today,” Bello said through a translator postgame. “Felt like I was commanding my pitches pretty good today. So yeah, pretty good outing for me today.”
Through 10 career starts versus the Yankees, he owns a 1.95 ERA through 60 innings pitched. It’s an eye-popping statistic for a young pitcher who has been prone to letting the moment get to him in previous seasons.
Manager Alex Cora almost made that number 61 innings, admitting after the game that he almost sent Bello back out to pitch the eighth inning.
“He threw strikes, was efficient, got ahead, stayed ahead. I even thought about him going out in the eighth, but then I hesitated,” Cora told reporters after the game. “Our two guys (Garrett Whitlock and Aroldis Chapman) are really good at what they do. He did more than enough. Every pitch counted tonight, and I’m glad that he had a great one.”