The Yankees bats mostly stayed silent till LeMahieu got the Bombers on the board with a solo homer with two out in the eighth to end Eovaldis night.

Albert Abreu quit a run in the seventh to put the Yankees in a 4-0 hole they couldnt climb up out of.

And now theres much more weight on Sundays game, with the Yankees 6 video games back of the Rays in the AL East, who lead Boston by a half-game. They also are 17-23 versus the department.

When it comes to Cole, he will be matched up versus left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez in the series finale on Sunday afternoon” While possibly the season cant be made or broken in 3 video games in late June, theres certainly some weight to the series,” Cole said.

” We definitely do not like losing to these men,” DJ LeMahieu stated. “Weve got a lot more video games versus them this year. Ideally we turn the tide on them. [Sunday] is a big game for us. … Theyve outplayed us for five straight video games.”

Hirokazu Sawamura was available in and walked Aaron Judge, Gary Sanchez and Giancarlo Stanton to fill the bases. He was raised for Adam Ottavino, who got Luke Voit to ground out.

Gary Sanchez walks dejectedly back to the dugout after grounding into a double play to end the sixth inning.N.Y. Post: Charles Wenzelberg

The Yankees have actually dropped all five meetings in between the two teams this season and it will be up to Cole to prevent a second straight sweep at the hands of their competitors following a 4-2 loss at Fenway Park on Saturday night.

Eovaldis counterpart, Jordan Montgomery, wasnt bad, he was the victim of some bad luck as the Yankees once again played poor defense and offered the left-hander with no run assistance– hurt once again by a set of double plays.

” Were combating our butts off right now, “Boone said.” Some things didnt go our method tonight. Weve got to combat to make things push and occur to make things occur against these clubs.”

” Hes not out there to prove people incorrect,” Red Sox manager Alex Cora stated of Ottavino, who the Yankees traded to Boston after 2 substandard seasons in The Bronx. “Hes out there to get people out. … The last pitch was an excellent pitch.”

The Red Sox filled the bases without any one out in the second and Kiké Hernandez struck a sacrifice fly to drive in the first run. Bobby Dalbec then struck a nasty pop down the very first base line. Voit made an off-balance catch, however Devers tagged up and scored on the play to make it 2-0.

With another sellout crowd chanting “Yankees suck” throughout the game, Nathan Eovaldi closed down the Bombers for many of the night, as the offense that appeared like it was coming together in recent weeks has actually silenced down in Boston the past two nights.

When LeMahieu came up with two on and 2 out against Ottavino and singled in Rougned Odor from second, the Yankees had another possibility in the ninth.

“Weve got a lot more games against them this year. … Theyve outplayed us for 5 straight video games.”

” Hes not out there to prove individuals incorrect,” Red Sox manager Alex Cora stated of Ottavino, who the Yankees traded to Boston after 2 substandard seasons in The Bronx.” Weve got to score first, “Judge stated. The Yankees had 2 on and one out when LeMahieu led off the 6th with a slow chopper towards third that Devers could not handle.

the pressure on them.” The Yankees had two on and one out when LeMahieu led off the 6th with a sluggish chopper toward 3rd that Devers could not handle. It was ruled a hit. Judge singled through the right side of the infield prior to a Sanchez double play ended the threat.

BOSTON– Prior to Saturdays video game, Gerrit Cole likened this Yankees-Red Sox series to “a bit like a heavyweight battle to see who comes out on top.”

” Weve got to score initially, “Judge said. “Thats the big thing. Theyve put the pressure on us. … Weve got to turn the switch and put

Faced with runners on the corners, Montgomery got a grounder to second from Renfroe, however after a moved LeMahieu raced over to field it, he thought twice with the throw and Renfroe beat it out. It was ruled a hit and Bogaerts scored to make it 3-0.

Ottavino, throwing harder than he did as a Yankee, rebounded to start out Judge on a 2-2 sinker to seal the win.

Far, its no contest.

Aaron Judge walks dejectedly back to the dugout after striking out with 2 guys on to end the video game in the Yankees 4-2 loss to the Red Sox.N.Y. Post: Charles Wenzelberg