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Yanks’ playoff aspirations stalled by rivals
- Updated: September 17, 2016
BOSTON — The Red Sox didn’t need a wild walk-off to beat the Yankees this time. Instead, they rode a batting barrage and a solid pitching performance by Clay Buchholz en route to a 7-4 victory on Friday night.
Buchholz wiggled out of trouble early, getting Yankees phenom Gary Sanchez on double-play balls that ended the first and third. In six innings, Buchholz scattered seven hits while allowing two runs. It was a nice bounce-back outing after his mishap in Toronto five days earlier.
The win allowed the Red …