The Yankees slugged their way to a 10-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Friday in the Bronx. >> Box score
Six takeaways from Friday's game
1. Gerrit Cole was practically untouchable in his first three innings, allowing just an infield single to Kevin Pillar that had an exit velocity of all of 59.7 mph. Cole allowed a solo home run to Alex Verdugo to lead off the fourth inning, but that was all the scoring that would be done off the Yankees’ ace.
Cole fired seven innings, a season-high, of one-run, four-hit ball, while striking out eight and walking none.
2, Gleyber Torres got the scoring started, driving in two runs with a double in the third inning. And Torres raked all night.
After four hits on Friday, Torres is hitting .444 (8-18) with a 1.083 OPS in his last six games after batting going 5-for-42 (.119) and a .368 OPS in his first dozen.
3. Mike Tauchman wanted to join in on the fun, as well. He drove in Torres with an RBI double in the third inning, and had been two for his previous 13. He also drove in runs with singles in the seventh and eighth innings.
4. Gary Sanchez launched an absolute bomb that traveled 457 feet into the left field bleachers for his second home run in as many games in the fifth inning.
5. Clint Frazier roped a double down the left field line to drive in two runs of his own. Frazier had driven in three runs in his last two games.
6. Jonathan Holder allowed two runs on two hits and walked two while recording just one out, forcing manager Aaron Boone to bring in Adam Ottavino to stop the bleeding. He struck out J.D. Martinez, who had the golden sombrero, and Xander Bogaerts to end the threat. Ben Heller recorded the final three outs in the ball game.