BOSTON — Hanley Ramirez hit a two-run homer, Mookie Betts had a pair of extra-base hits and David Ortiz also had two hits Saturday to help the Boston Red Sox beat the first-place New York Yankees 5-3.
The Red Sox won for the 10th time in 13 games. They remained in last place in the AL East, but they closed to 51/2 games out in the division. Boston was 10 games out June 20.
The Yankees had beaten the Red Sox five straight times, including a 5-1 win Friday. But a day after losing the series opener and top starter Clay Buchholz on the same night, the Red Sox got 61/3 solid innings from Eduardo Rodriguez (5-2).
The rookie left-hander allowed five hits and a walk while striking out two, leaving with a 3-2 lead in the seventh. It was just the third time in nine career starts that he has given up two runs or more.
Boston placed Buchholz on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right elbow.
To take his place, the club selected left-hander Brian Johnson, a highly touted prospect, from Triple-A Pawtucket on Saturday.
The 30-year old Buchholz walked off the field on Friday after throwing a cutter clocked at 84 mph to Stephen Drew.
A fan hit by a foul ball at Fenway Park has been treated and released from a Boston hospital. An unidentified woman was hit by a foul ball in the fifth inning on Friday night.
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