Torres took advantage of sloppy defense with a wild hit around the bases that drove in three runs, helping the Yankees record their eighth win in 10 games with a 5-3 victory over the Red Sox on Wednesday at Fenway Park, completing a sweep . two game series. Aaron Hicks and Aaron Judge reached on an error with one out and an infield hit, respectively, as Torres came around with two outs in the fifth inning. Torres lined a clean hit to right field, where Alex Verdugo threw home, missing a runner that scored Hicks. Catcher Connor Wong fired a throw to first base, aiming to catch Torres, but his throw sailed down the right-field line as Judge scored. Torres, too, swung around third base and narrowly avoided Wong’s tag, was helped up by Judge and wrapped in a hug by Hicks. Judge finished the night 1-for-4, keeping his season total at 57 home runs — four shy of Roger Maris’ 1961 AL single-season record of 61 — with 19 games to go. Yankees starter Nestor Cortes allowed one run and three hits over five innings, walking two and striking out seven in his second start since coming off the injured list with a left groin strain.
