New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox

Fried's 8 shutout innings, Rosario's 4 RBIs lead Yankees over Red Sox 4-1 for 5th straight win

Amed Rosario hit a three-run, first-inning homer and had four RBI for the Yankees.

Fried (3-1) struck out nine and walked two, and the Yankees came within one out of third straight shutout victory for the first time since 1962.

After Fried walked two batters in the first two innings, he listened to pitching coach Matt Blake's suggestion that he pitch exclusively from the stretch.

“The windup is something I've always been really comfortable with and I really like,” Fried aid. "For whatever reason this year I've walked a ton of guys in the windup. I haven't walked anyone from the stretch, so when you look at the numbers like that ... I just said: ‘You know what, you've got to suck up your pride,' and just said: `Whatever's working."

Jarren Duran had an RBI single off Brent Headrick with two outs in the ninth for his third hit, ending Boston’s 29-inning scoreless streak against the Yankees dating to last year’s AL Wild Card Series. Caleb Durbin then grounded out.

Boston has scored two runs or fewer in six of its last eight games, losing five.

Ranger Suarez (1-2) gave up four runs and five hits in 4 2/3 innings.

Coming off a 4-0 victory in the series opener Tuesday, Rosario hit a three-run homer in the first when he drove a changeup over the Green Monster.

Suarez came in with a 14-inning scoreless streak and fresh off his best start this season when he went eight shutout innings against Detroit.

Rosario had a sacrifice fly in the third.

Boston’s Roman Anthony was sidelined with back tightness that manager Alex Cora said started Tuesday night.

Red Sox 22-year-old lefty Eduardo Rivera made his major league debut and struck out his first batter, Jazz Chisholm Jr., swinging past a 96.9 mph fastball.

Up next Yankees RHP Cam Schlittler (2-1, 1.95 ERA) is slated to start the series finale Thursday.

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