Dobbins' second win over Yanks caps 'fun' week

BOSTON -- Hunter Dobbins had rather the week.

First, helium said past play that he'd alternatively discontinue than transportation for the Yankees due to the fact that his begetter was drafted by New York doubly earlier being traded.

Then, helium went retired and bushed the Yankees.

A fewer days aft his comments astir ne'er wanting to transportation for New York, helium had to support his dad's communicative astir being drafted by the Yankees successful effect to a New York Post nonfiction that cited aggregate authoritative databases and the Yankees' ain records that couldn't corroborate Lance Dobbins ever played with the organization.

Then connected Saturday night, Dobbins (4-1) followed up by going six shutout innings successful Boston's 4-3 triumph implicit New York, his 2nd triumph implicit the Yankees successful little than a week.

"It's a batch of fun," helium said. "I'm much disquieted astir conscionable the triumph column, whether it's against them oregon anybody. My occupation is to effort and assistance this squad triumph arsenic galore ballgames arsenic we can, and transportation successful meaningful playoff shot games. That's what I'm much focused on."

But helium realizes what it means to the fanbase successful this longtime rivalry, with the Red Sox fans heard chanting astir the Yankees extracurricular the parkland earlier helium spoke successful an interrogation room.

"Yeah, I emotion being capable to execute and get those wins for the fans here," helium said. "They merit it. It's a large city, passionate fanbase, truthful being capable to get those wins -- particularly doubly successful 1 week -- means a lot, and looking guardant to trying to physique connected that going forward."

In his triumph implicit New York past Sunday, Dobbins held the Yankees to 3 runs implicit 5 innings, 2 connected a first-inning homer by Aaron Judge.

On Saturday night, Judge went 0-for-3 against him, striking retired doubly connected curveballs.

"It was conscionable benignant of scouting," Dobbins said of his crippled program against New York's slugger aft Garrett Crochet struck him retired 3 times successful the bid opener Friday.

"Crochet has an electrical fastball. I tin propulsion it hard, but the signifier isn't rather arsenic elite," helium said. "So we knew we had amended weapons to spell astatine him with, truthful I felt similar we did a bully occupation of benignant of keeping a balanced onslaught passim the order."

Dobbins struck retired 5 and gave up lone 2 singles connected Saturday.