Nathaniel Lowe delivered his second key hit in as many games Thursday night, when he laced the tiebreaking double in the seventh inning to help the visiting Boston Red Sox earn a 6-3 win over the New York Yankees.

Roman Anthony had a game-tying single in the sixth and added insurance with a two-run homer into the second deck in the ninth for the Red Sox, who snapped a three-game losing streak and moved within a half-game of the Yankees for the top American League wild-card position.

After taking the opener of a four-game series between the longtime rivals, Boston is 6-1 this season against New York.

The Red Sox won despite leaving 14 runners on base and going just 3-for-19 with runners in scoring position.

Ben Rice homered and Paul Goldschmidt and Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit RBI singles for

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