Locked On Red Sox

The Red Sox opened up their 3-game weekend series in New York with a thrilling 5-3 comeback win in 10 innings over the Yankees Friday night.  Boston used the long ball late in the game to tie it up and eventually win it.The Red Sox were down to their final strike in the top of the 9th when Masa Yoshida hit a 2-out, 2-run Home Run off of Yankees closer Clay Holmes. It was his third Home Run of the season and first since April 20th at Pittsburgh.  Dom Smith was able to extend the 9th with a pinch-hit single and he scored in front of Yoshida.       Justin Slaten worked a 1-2-3 bottom of the 9th to send the game to extra-innings.  David Hamilton started at 2nd as the ghost runner, and he trotted home from second on a 2-R Home Run to centerfield off the bat of Ceddanne Rafael that put the Red Sox in front for the first time in the game.  Jarren Duran followed with a double and would be left stranded at third base.  Kenley Jansen working in his 2nd straight game worked a scoreless bottom of the 10th for his 17th sa