NEW YORK -- Talking Points from the Boston Red Sox's 2-1 victory against the Yankees.
STAR OF THE GAME: Steven Wright
Wright made the best start of his career, limiting the Yankees to a single run over eight innings while posting a career-high in strikeouts (nine).
HONORABLE MENTION: David Ortiz
Ortiz positively crushed a pitch from rookie Luis Severino and sent it deep into the right field seats for his 21st homer of the season and fifth homer in his last 13 games.
GOAT OF THE GAME: Chase Headley
Headley made a careless throwing error on a routine grounder by Mike Napoli in the second, setting up the first Red Sox run, which was unearned.
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TURNING POINT: The Yankees put the potential tying run on first to lead off the eighth, but a hard-hit grounder by Jacoby Ellsbury kicked off Wright's cleat and went directly to Xander Bogaerts, who started a huge double play.
BY THE NUMBERS: 8
The win snapped an eight-game road losing streak for the Sox, who had last won away from Fenway on July 2 in Toronto.