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- Updated: September 28, 2016
NEW YORK — Gary Sanchez aside, it hasn’t been easy going for the other Baby Bombers since their August debuts, but in the Yankees’ series opener against the Red Sox at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday, Tyler Austin came through.
In his first taste of the rivalry at Yankee Stadium — after making two appearances at Fenway Park earlier this month — Austin knocked the go-ahead two-run homer to right field off David Price in the seventh inning, propelling the Yankees to a 6-4 win.
“It was unbelievable. When you get a chance to play against the Red Sox like that in that rivalry, it’s fun, and you want to take in every moment you can,” Austin said.
Austin’s homer capped a 3-for-3 night for the rookie, who had started just two games, with seven plate appearances, on the Yankees’ latest road trip. He helped keep Boston’s potential clinch of the American League East on ice for at least one more day, their magic …
