Once again, the Boston Red Sox embarrassed the New York Yankees on Saturday afternoon at Yankee Stadium. The Red Sox won their eighth consecutive game against their rival ( BOS 12, NYY 1 ), the first time they've done that in a single season since 2009. It is only Boston's third eight-game winning streak over the Yankees in its history.

With the bases loaded and nobody out, the Red Sox found themselves in a familiar spot Saturday afternoon, presented with a primo opportunity to if not put the game away at least make it a lot more comfortable — the exact sort of situation in which they have tended to come up short lately.