Steve Pearce smashed 3 home runs in a 15-4 rout of the Yankees

Red Sox ace and Al pitcher of the month for July Chris Sale was supposed to start game one, but due to an injury Brian Johsnon was on the mound. It was a rocky start for Johnson as the Yankees tagged him for three runs in the first on a three-run homer by Didi Gregorius, then added another run in the second The true hero of the night was Steve Pearce who ignited the Red Sox comeback. While Pearce was fantastic, you also have to tip your cap to Mookie Betts who was for 4  for 4 on the night and reached base all 6 times he was up, Benintendi who was 3 for 6 and had 3 RBIs, JD Martinez who had 2 doubles, and newly acquired Ian Kinsler who had 3 hits and 2 RBIs on the night.