The Yankees collapsed in both communication and on the mound, losing their game on Saturday, but bounced back on Sunday.
Carlos Rodon pitched effectively against Rafael Devers (and the rest of the Red Sox).
Aaron Judge made his case for being a slugger worth pitching to in this series.
The rest of the team's offensive line was more than up to the task with another strong day from the bullpen.
The Yankees bounced back from one of the strangest days of the season to beat the Red Sox 5-2 in front of 45,552 fans in a sun-drenched Bronx in one of their best games of the season.
The Yankees (87-63) won three of four games in a tight series to again move three games behind the Orioles in the AL East and finish their homestand with a 5-2 record.
Starting Tuesday, six games will be played on the West Coast in Seattle and Oakland.
There's no way they'd miss Boston in the opposing team's dugout.
Saturday threatened to jeopardize a strong homestand. Cole was put off by intentionally walking Devers, a decision that did not receive the manager's support, but Cole said pitching coach Matt Brake did. Cole described Saturday as a “tough” day.
Rodon had a fun Sunday afternoon, pitching well, pitching 5 1/3 innings and allowing two runs on six hits and two walks.
He and the next five relief pitchers held Boston batters to 0-for-9 with runners in scoring position, and the Yankees took a lead in the second inning and never relinquished it.
Rodon was hit only in the fourth inning, when Devers singled and Tyler O'Neill ended a nine-pitch battle with a missile to left field to cut the Yankees' lead to 4-2.
Boston couldn't get any closer.
Rodon was replaced in the sixth inning with Connor Wong on third base and one out.
Aaron Boone was replaced by Ian Hamilton, who struck out Trevor Story and Danny Jansen to leave Wong in the outfield.
