VIDEO: Xander Bogaerts Drills 3-Run Bomb Over Green Monster to Give Red Sox Early Lead Over Yankees

Masahiro Tanaka ought to know better by now. With two runners on and down 3-1 in the count to Xander Bogaerts, Tanaka threw a meatball right down the middle the and Dutch slugger did not miss it. Bogaerts deposited the poor pitch over the Green Monster for his 22nd home run of the year to give Boston a 3-0 lead.

This won't help the Yankees confidence--or lack thereof--in their starting pitching heading down the stretch. New York has been in talks to acquire a top-tier starter by the deadline, and given how their pitching has looked the last two series against contenders Minnesota and Boston, it's best they stay on the phone.