Rafi got hit, you know, they can say whatever they want and you know what, the intentional walk was loud and clear. I don't want to face him. So the second pitch of the game against Rafi, you see it, you know, it was, it was intentional. I'm not, I'm not gonna back up. He was intentional. Alex Cora is upset because he thinks the intentional walk shows you intentionally threw at him. Devers in the first inning. Any reaction, what are your thoughts? I didn't throw in the first inning. He can believe what he wants to believe, but I didn't hit him on purpose. Look in our discussions, our bullpen specifically was thin. That's why the conversation about intentionally walking was brought up was that it might be the most efficient way to keep the line moving. But with that said, you have to execute after you do that clearly. That was a mistake. I think that I was bought into the plan um going into it, but afterwards it was the wrong move and just a little bit fired up. I would say Kevin Youkilis, I mean, those comments that we ran at the top of the broadcast that there's no question in his, his mind that Garrett Cole hit Raffie Devers on purpose the first time because he didn't want to face him. Then you go into the next that bat one out and nobody on the intentionally walk him. When he held up the four fingers immediately, that light bulb went off an hour score said no. That first pitch was on purpose. It was Jarren Duran timing the warm up tosses of Rodon as he gets ready to lead off with the number 21 patch on his uniform. 11 breaking ball lifted to the center field right at judge, a couple of sets back makes it easy. One hand catch one away grounded to Chisholm. The booze for rafael Devers lefty hitter bounces it right back to Rodon quick snare and there's that 123 for Rodon with the underhand shovel to first and Rodon makes easy work of the Red Sox in the top half of the first inning. So cutter coming in and 14, 409 earned run average trying to snap his own five game losing skid 21 ground ball hit weekly to the shortstop charges. Gloves throws on the move for the out to put away. So with a 22 and he'll hit a high popping to the left of the sun. Durant coming in a bit two up, two down swing and a miss man. That was a beauty of splitter at 83 to strike him out and he gets a 123 nothing nothing bottom two. Yankees and Red Sox Jazz Chisholm leads it off and off the glove up one and he can't handle it. He's going to throw the ball to Crawford allowing Chisholm to reach quarter hit Yankees first hit Giancarlo Stanton stands in. He goes line drive, it's a base hit, it will go into the corner. Chisholm rounding third the ball misplayed by Durant. Here comes Chisholm. He'll score. It's an RB I double for Stanton and the Yankees lead 1 to 0. Dominguez rips one up. Charging is Raffaella and they will hold Stanton at third. It's a single for Dominguez and the Yankees have runners on the corners with no out is going to take no chances here. The 02 and he swings and misses running going to second to throw. It's strike three but Dominguez steals the bag swing and a miss he sets him down, throw on to first to strike him out on his hold in two way. If he can escape this with only the one run. That'll be a big moment for Cutter Crawford obviously today and there he sits him down, got him of the four Seamer 95 and Strands runners at 2nd and 3rd. Rodon jumping out in front today. No, he's on today. He really is. Looks awfully good. 17 pitches were in the third inning strike three called 96 dark from carlos Rodon. What away? That's an unforced error by Rodon. He was ahead of the walks. He's aboard with one down for sean rafael at first base runner and sean rafael right hitter swings and grounds near third on the back. Fair ball plays. It throws the second for the easy fourth play. No chance to get to with the soft grounder. So rafael aboard now two away throws and Ss running the throw to second. Not in time. Head first slide. The shortstop leapt over Sedan. It was an awful throw there from Trevino has got the green light here. Three. No, rafael is running again. The pitch is a strike they throw not in time to third. Well, that was a closer play for Don deals, groundball, second base and that will do it. No runs, no hits, no errors. One man left labor bounced the shortest first time Yankees one run. The Gardo stent an RB I double in the second inning. The 21 driven out to right turning Sox Porch. It is two yanks. He continues to go that way. LA stays red hot and the Yankees have a two nothing lead. The Yankees have two straight hits to start the third and so on. Judge has three home runs in his career against Crawford. You see aaron Judge shaking his head. You see cutter Crawford shaking his head. He missed with a breaking ball right there, driven out to center field. Turns a look a monster shot for the first pitch that he just missed a little hanging breaking ball just fouled it off. Oh, man. And Then the next 14 seamer. No, I'm not going to miss this one that goes a long way. 53rd home run, 132 runs batted in one away. Devers zero for one. Rafi with a comebacker to Rodon in the first inning. Rae with a shot into left field for a base hit and he will stop at first base but does not have a home run in the last 16 games. Moments ago in the Red Sox radio booth, Joe Castiglione announced that this will be his 42nd and final season in the booth. He just got the C Frick award. The 22 is drilled high and deep in the left field. This thing is way back and that one is for Joe two run homer for Tyler o'neal and the Red Sox cut the lead in half. It is four sweet music Yankee stadium. He thought the ball was away. Very see him argue but he was startled that pitcher's call for a strike. Sometimes he's a hitter that happens. You think it's a little more off than it is 32 Durant taking off and going to run inside. He got the bat it Carran and didn't make a signal. He's going to send Devers on to first. You just miss it just got away. I guess no signal at all by the umpire. So that's just off the catcher and they're going to be safe at 1st and 3rd is really mad at hunter that I Hamilton getting ready. Here's o'neil who counted for the first two Red Sox runs with his 31st home run 1st and 3rd, 2 away, 22 swing and a miss strike three change up on full display , bends o'neil and strands two by Connor Wong who's gone one for two. Connor, Then Yoshida Then story and into right deep racing back. Soto plays it off the wall. It gets on by him. He's backed up by judge into second. It's going to be a double for Connor Wong his second hit today out of the second. This advances the runner torres in gloves lifts the first and gets Yoshida but up to third with one away in the sixth inning. Big chance for Trevor's story, but he will not see carlos Rodon. That's interesting to me, Aaron Boone. I mean, this really is managing by the book. He's going to go to his bullpen and get Ian Hamilton swing and a miss big strikeout for Hamilton as he get story number two. It's good to see Hamilton back and in limited action, he's had a lot of strikeouts swing and a Miss great job by Hamilton. He strikes out story and J it Gonzalez boots. It Jazz aboard and the Yankees have them loaded up for Giancarlo Stanton driven Collo in there makes the catch tagging Torres. He'll score throw comes into third hits a sack fly for Stanton and it's 52 yanks and he walked him on four pitches. The bases are loaded again. Now, Cora could take out Horn. He's faced a requisite three and here he comes, he's going to call on the right hander to face volpe up the middle, that big glove by Gonzalez and gets the out on the force to escape more damage to get the one. It's 5 to 2 cousins coming out of their pen. He's been good. Er, a of 2.41. Trevor's story will take his base. Red Sox have a man aboard quickly. I am surprised Clay Holmes did not come out here in this inning to pitch the story to caas will pitch it for Jansen stride three ksas down looking, he gazed at that slider and he's going to take ball four unbelievable 31 slider. Jake Cousins put two on. So aaron Boone goes to tommy Kley looking for the final two outs of this game against the top of the Red Sox order ground ball. This could be two. There's first two play ball game and the Yankees win 5 to 2 and three out of the Red Sox. What a big game. This was the difference in winning. Three out of four are just splitting and right there, Aaron Judge with a huge home run. Congratulations to Rodon. Career high, 15th win today. And the magic number as you saw has been whittled down to three as the Yankees pick up their 87th win of the year. They're 87 and 63. They have a three game lead over the Orioles in the American League East.