Cole, Yankees withstand rain to beat Red Sox 3-1

NEW YORK (AP) — Gerrit Cole struck out 11 and the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 3-1 in a game called after six innings because of heavy rain Saturday night.

Gary Sánchez and Gleyber Torres hit back-to-back homers in the sixth off Hirokazu Sawamura (4-1) as the Yankees beat the rival Red Sox for the first time in eight meetings this year and for the first time in nine tries since Sept. 19.

Cole (10-4) followed up last Saturday's 129-pitch shutout in Houston by allowing one run and five hits in a six-inning complete game. It was his seventh double-digit strikeout game this season.

The game began 52 minutes late due to a weather delay even though it wasn't raining and the tarp was not placed on the field.

Play also was halted before the Yankees took a 3-1 lead when a fan threw a ball near Boston left fielder Alex Verdugo.

Verdugo began yelling at fans and was restrained by first base coach Tom Goodwin. Red Sox manager Alex Cora briefly pulled his players off the field and the game resumed after a discussion with umpires near Boston’s dugout.

There also were four delays for replay reviews and another stoppage when plate umpire Jeff Nelson took a 96 mph fastball from Cole off his mask in the sixth. Nelson was attended to by a Yankees trainer and stayed in the game after a few minutes.

As Nelson was getting checked, the rain significantly intensified and Cole paced the mound.

The game was delayed by rain for a second time at 10:48 p.m. moments after Cole took the mound for the seventh and called following a 54-minute delay.

Sánchez snapped a 1-all tie with his 16th homer, and the call was upheld via replay review after a fan in the right field seats appeared to reach over the wall. Torres made it 3-1 with his first homer since June 5.

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