BOSTON _ In the sixth inning, as things began to unravel, Red Sox fans began one of their favorite chants: "Yankees suck! Yankees suck!"
On Tuesday night, they were not wrong.
The Yankees looked awful in seemingly every facet of the game _ as they were embarrassed by the Sox, losing 14-1, at Fenway Park.
Luis Severino gave up four runs in the first two innings _ five overall. Tommy Kahnle and Chasen Shreve combined to give up nine runs _ in the sixth inning alone. Miguel Andujar committed an error at third.
On the other hand, Chris Sale was dominant, allowing one run on eight hits and striking out eight in six innings. Mookie Betts went 4-for-4 with a grand slam and five runs scored.
Facing Sale for the first time, MLB strikeout leader Giancarlo Stanton added a pair of Ks to his total (22). Stanton did drill a 115.5 mph single to right in his third at-bat.
The Yankees' only run came when in the fifth inning Aaron Judge homered a Sale 92-mph fastball to center field for his third of the season.
Brian Cashman and Aaron Boone haven't been in panic mode just yet, with plenty of baseball left. But this will certainly cause Yankee Nation to panic, that's for sure.
For what it's worth, the Sox (9-1) now lead the Yankees (5-6) by 4.5 games in the AL East.
