Yanks win 10th straight vs Red Sox, best streak since 1953

NEW YORK (AP) — Luke Voit homered twice, Aroldis Chapman returned from the COVID-19 injured list to pitch the ninth inning and the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 6-3 Monday night for their 10th straight victory in the famed rivalry.

New York capped a four-game sweep and is on its best run against Boston since winning a franchise-best 12 consecutive games in 1952-53 — a stretch when Red Sox star Ted Williams was serving in the Korean War.

The AL East-leading Yankees have won six in a row overall since dropping three of four at Tampa Bay from Aug. 7-9. They start a three-game home series against the second-place Rays on Tuesday night. New York is 10-0 at Yankee Stadium this season.

Boston lost its eighth straight game overall and has also dropped 10 consecutive games in the Bronx.

Thairo Estrada and Aaron Hicks also homered for New York. Estrada connected shortly after the game was delayed 1 hour, 23 minutes by rain during the fourth inning.

Chapman allowed a triple to José Peraza and an RBI single to Jonathan Araúz but struck out Kevin Pillar and Rafael Devers to end the game. His final pitch was a 101.3 mph fastball that Devers swung through.

Chapman was activated Monday after testing positive for the coronavirus during preseason workouts. The All-Star left-hander had only mild symptoms and has been training at the team's alternate site in Scranton, Pennsylvania, since being cleared July 31.

It was Chapman's first appearance since allowing a series-ending homer to Houston’s Jose Altuve in Game 6 of the AL Championship Series.

The tarp was rolled out with the Red Sox rallying in the fourth inning. Yankees starter Jordan Montgomery pitched no-hit ball until J.D. Martinez, Xander Bogaerts and Christian Vázquez hit consecutive two-out singles.

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