Three games, three wins:
NEW YORK — CC Sabathia gave the Yankees a dominant performance that put them in position for a four-game sweep of the Red Sox.
Sabathia didn’t allow a runner past second base while pitching into the eighth inning and New York beat Boston 5-0 for its sixth consecutive win.
Derek Jeter hit a two-run homer in the eighth for the Yankees, who extended their AL East lead to a season-high 5 1/2 games. Robinson Cano finished with three hits.
Jacoby Ellsbury lined a clean single to center with two out in the sixth for Boston’s first hit off Sabathia (12-7), who improved to 4-1 in his last five starts. The big left-hander got a standing ovation from the sellout crowd, and promptly struck out Dustin Pedroia to end the inning
The Red Sox won their first eight games against the rival Yankees this season but this trip to the Bronx has been a disaster. The slumping lineup hasn’t produced a run in the last 24 innings and is 3 for 33 with runners in scoring position for the series. Their last extra-base hit was Casey Kotchman’s two-run homer in the fourth inning of Thursday night’s 13-6 loss.
The Yankees now have a 5 1/2 game lead in the AL East and the best record in baseball.
Go Yankees!