NEW YORK – The last time Walker Buehler stood on the Yankee Stadium mound, he was a Los Angeles Dodger pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning to win the World Series.

A mere 219 days later, the Yankees got to exact their revenge, pummeling Buehler and his new team, the Red Sox, 9-6 in their first meeting of the season.

Hours after manager Alex Cora said he hoped to get six innings from his starters this weekend, Buehler lasted just two innings. He needed 67 strikes (42 for strikes strikes) to get through them, and the Yankees had a 7-0 lead by the end of his outing.

He yielded seven runs, five earned, on seven hits, walked two, struck out two, gave up two home runs, and hit a batter. (A throwing error by Marcelo Mayer led to the two unearned runs in the second.)

The Bronx batters pounced on Bue

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