Once again, the Boston Red Sox embarrassed the New York Yankees on Saturday afternoon at Yankee Stadium. The Red Sox won their eighth consecutive game against their rival ( BOS 12, NYY 1 ), the first time they've done that in a single season since 2009. It is only Boston's third eight-game winning streak over the Yankees in its history.

With the bases loaded and nobody out, the Red Sox found themselves in a familiar spot Saturday afternoon, presented with a primo opportunity to if not put the game away at least make it a lot more comfortable — the exact sort of situation in which they have tended to come up short lately.

Garrett Crochet strikes out 11 in seven innings and Trevor Story drives in three runs as Boston moves 1 1/2 games ahead of New York.