Carlos Narváez’s solo HR caps 6-run 1st, Garrett Crochet fans 12 and Red Sox hold off Yanks 6-4

BOSTON AP Carlos Narv ez s solo homer capped a six-run first inning against Will Warren Garrett Crochet matched his season high with strikeouts and the Boston Red Sox held off the New York Yankees for a - supremacy on Sunday night to avoid a three-game sweep Boston stopped a three-game losing streak and moved within games behind New York for the AL s top wild card The second-place Yankees dropped four games behind AL East-leading Toronto Romy Gonzalez hit an RBI double and Alex Bregman and Nathaniel Lowe each had a run-scoring single in the big inning when the initial five Boston batters had hits Aaron Judge hit his th homer for the Yankees who had won of their previous games Amed Rosario had a two-run homer and Jos Caballero added a solo shot Crochet - allowed three runs and five hits in six innings walking one Aroldis Chapman pitched the ninth for his th save in chances as Boston finished with a - advantage in the season series Judge hit Crochet s mph fastball over Boston s bullpen slicing it to - in the fifth In the series opener the Yankees slugger hit his nd career homer passing Joe DiMaggio for fourth place on the club s list Warren - lasted five innings giving up hits Key moment Garrett Whitlock gave up Judge s single off the Green Monster leading off the eighth but struck out the next three batters Key stat The Red Sox were for with runners in scoring position in the first two games before going for in their first three at-bats Up next Yankees LHP Carlos Rod n - ERA is set to start Monday night in Minnesota against Twins RHP Simeon Woods Richardson - Red Sox Athletics LHP Jeffrey Springs - starts Tuesday night s series opener at Fenway Park AP MLB https apnews com hub mlb