Yanks overtake Red Sox for wild card with doubleheader sweep

— It took the New York Yankees just over six weeks to erase a 10 1/2-game gap between them and the Boston Red Sox.
Aug 18, 2021, 12:43 pm - AP
BOS
NYY
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W. Peralta
win

W. Peralta4-2

1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 K, 0 BB
N. Eovaldi
loss

N. Eovaldi10-8

5.0 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 6 K, 1 BB
C. Green
save

C. Green5

1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 0 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

BOSNYY
2ndVoit homered to right (369 feet).01
4thStanton homered to left center (441 feet).02
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