NEW YORK — The Yankees figured they’d have their hands full Saturday night facing new Red Sox new ace Garrett Crochet. The left-hander was good last season pitching for the 121-loss White Sox and mostly has been sensational since his winter trade to Beantown.

Red Sox Make Surprising Marcelo Mayer Announcement Before Yankees Game originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The New York Yankees took the first game of a three-game set on Friday against the Boston Red Sox in what was the first of 13 games against their fierce rivals.

) Red Sox left-handed reliever Justin Wilson entered Saturday with a 2.25 ERA in 25 outings. But he walked two batters and then gave up a two-run RBI single to DJ LeMahieu that cut the Yankees’ deficit to 8-7 in the eighth.