Red Sox rout Yankees behind Porcello, JBJ

BOSTON — Rick Porcello didn’t allow a run for the second straight start while recording his fifth straight victory to open the season, leading the Red Sox to an 8-0 rout over the Yankees.

In top form from the start, Porcello (5-0, 2.76 ERA) held the Yankees to five hits over seven innings, walking one and striking out six.

“Subjectively, you watch the way he goes about it, he’s pitching with a lot of confidence,” said Red Sox manager John Farrell. “The numbers bear it out with the consistency that he’s showing. More than anything, he takes the mound with a lot of confidence. He’s able to get two outs with one pitch with that sinker. He’s been a model of consistency.”

Jackie Bradley Jr. carried the offense with two triples, a double and three RBIs.

David Ortiz drilled his 49th career homer against the Yankees, a solo shot over the Boston bullpen in right-center. Mookie Betts added a bloop two-run single and an infield RBI single.

“We had a number of really good at-bats up and down the lineup, using the whole field,” said Farrell. “Obviously Jackie is swinging a very good bat right now. David with a big swing to stretch it to 5-0. We did a number of things well in this game tonight.”

Michael Pineda took the loss for the Yankees, giving up five hits, two runs and three walks over five innings. The Yankees have lost 12 of their last 16 games, managing three runs or fewer in 14 of those contests.

Behind ace David Price, the Red Sox will go for the sweep on Sunday night.

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