NEW YORK — Instant reactions as the Yankees hit Dustin May hard in a 7-2 result and the Red Sox (71-60) fail to finish off a four-game sweep at Yankee Stadium:

1) The Yankees took out all of their frustrations from three straight losses on May. May was off from the start — he walked back-to-back batters to start his outing — and allowed five runs in 4 ⅔ innings. May allowed three homers, including two to leadoff man Trent Grisham. Jazz Chisholm Jr. also homered twice (though one was off Walker Buehler).

May walked three batters in what was his worst start as a member of the Red Sox. Alex Cora pulled him in the fifth after just 70 pitches. It represented a major step in the wrong direction for May, who had pitched well in his two prior outings. Boston’s need for contributions from May

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