Entering today's start, rookie left-hander Henry Owens (L, 2-2) flaunted a 4.03 ERA, having showcased his potential in multiple quality starts. 

This outing was not one of them. 

Owens was touched for seven runs on six hits in just 1.2 innings of work by a surging New York Yankees squad, who captured a 13-8 victory over the Boston Red Sox while sealing the series victory in the rubber match at Fenway Park. 

The Red Sox bullpen faired almost as horrifically, with reliever Ryan Cook, who has allowed a whopping 13 earned runs in 3.1 innings since latching on with Boston at the trade deadline. Cook yielded a two-run shot to right fielder Carlos Beltran immediately upon entering the game with one out in the second inning. The right-hander would be charged with four runs on two hits in 1.1 innings. 

Second baseman Stephen Drew went 3-for-4 with three RBIs and two runs, first baseman Greg Bird went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a run, and both Beltran and designated hitter Alex Rodriguez drove in two RBIs for the Yankees, who, with the Toronto Blue Jays holding a significant advantage over the Cleveland Indians in the latter stages of the game, will most likely remain 1.5 games behind in the race for the AL East title. 

Masahiro Tanaka (W, 11-6) garnered the victory for the Yankees, working 6.1 innings while allowing four runs on six hits and striking out five. Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts went 3-for-5 with two RBIs and a run while catcher Blake Swihart went 2-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored, however, Boston's offensive attack was not enough to offset their porous pitching. 

The Red Sox jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning as a two-out RBI ground-rule double by designated hitter David Ortiz scored center fielder Mookie Betts from second, however, the advantage barely lasted ten minutes. 

After Beltran struck out to begin the second inning, Yankees third baseman Chase Headley walked, setting up a two-run home run to right field off of the bat of Bird, scoring the tying and go-ahead runs of the ballgame. Catcher John Ryan Murphy then deposited an offering from Owens into the Green Monster seats in left field in the next at-bat, doubling the New York lead. 

Owens' troubles would only grow, as he allowed a single to shortstop Didi Gregorius, a double to Drew, and a walk to center fielder Brett Gardner to load the bases. Left fielder Chris Young then knocked an RBI single to left, and, although Gardner was thrown out attempting to advance to third, both Drew and Young moved into scoring position. This opened the door for Rodriguez, who proceeded to score both runners with a two-RBI single to left, increasing the Yankees advantage to 6-1. 

Boston interim manager Torey Lovullo attempted to seal the wound by inserting Cook, however, the decision did little to stop the New York barrage. Beltran welcomed the former Oakland Athletics All-Star reliever to the ballgame by smoking a two-run home run over the Green Monster on Cook's very first offering, padding the Yankees' lead with another two tallies. 

With Cook remaining in the game in the top of the third, New York continued to pile on top of their lead. Bird walked to lead off the inning and Gregorius worked a one-out walk to set the stage for Drew, the former Red Sox, who proceeded to place a 2-2 fastball from the embattled reliever just over the right field wall from a three-run homer, pushing the Yankees advantage to 11-1. 

With Boston reliever Heath Hembree pitching in the fifth inning, the Yankees continued to mercilessly add to the Red Sox deficit. With two outs, Gregorius smoked a solo shot to right, pushing the Yankees lead to 12-1. 

The Red Sox began to chip away at the gap, however, with Betts plating a doubling Swihart with an RBI sacrifice fly in the fifth and Bogaerts showcasing a burst of power with a leadoff home run in the sixth inning to cut the lead to 12-3. 

Boston then broke through in the seventh inning, as Tanaka allowed a walk to Swihart before exiting with one out in the stanza. Facing former Red Sox reliever Andrew Bailey, both right fielder Jackie Bradley Jr. and pinch-hitter Allen Craig walked to load the bases, setting the stage for an RBI sacrifice fly from third baseman Pablo Sandoval and an RBI single from Bogaerts, which trimmed the deficit to 12-5. 

After an RBI infield single by Yankees pinch-hitter Jose Pirela increased the New York lead to 13-5 in the top of the eighth inning, the Red Sox staged one last attempt at a comeback. 

Facing New York reliever Brian Mitchell, Boston first baseman Travis Shaw and left fielder Rusney Castillo led off the bottom of the eighth with consecutive singles, advancing to scoring position on a wild pitch. With one out, Swihart then plated Shaw with an RBI single, and Bradley Jr. followed that up with an RBI single of his own to score Castillo. 

After a Craig walk loaded the bases, Yankees manager Joe Girardi inserted vaunted setup man Dellin Betances, who quickly induced a pair of out to end the Boston surge. 

The Red Sox were able to salvage a run in the ninth inning as consecutive doubles by pinch-hitter Sandy Leon and Shaw off of Yankees reliever Caleb Cotham cut the deficit to 13-8, however, closer Andrew Miller was able to enter the game and retire the side for the New York victory.