Dalbec's HR helps Red Sox avoid sweep, beat Yankees 4-3

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NEW YORK — Red Sox slugger Bobby Dalbec didn't homer until the 19th game of his rookie season last year, a slump that nearly took him into May.

"Oh, I remember," he quipped.

He'll remember this one more fondly.

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Dalbec hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the sixth inning and Boston avoided a season-opening sweep against its longtime rival with a 4-3 win over the New York Yankees on Sunday night.

Boston blew multi-run leads in the first two games of the series and did so again Sunday. This time, the Red Sox rallied back, with Dalbec connecting off reliever Clarke Schmidt (0-1) for his first of the season.

Boston Red Sox's Christian Arroyo fails to catch a ball hit by New York Yankees' Aaron Judge for a single during the third inning of a baseball game Sunday, April 10, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

The Red Sox ended an eight-game regular-season skid against New York — a stretch that doesn’t include their victory in last year’s AL wild-card game. The rivals don’t play again until July 7.

Rookie right-hander Kutter Crawford (1-1) threw two of Boston’s 5 2/3 scoreless relief innings for his first big league win, and Jake Diekman pitched the ninth for his first save. J.D. Martinez had an RBI double, one of the team's five hits.

New York's Anthony Rizzo made it 3-all with a two-run single in the fourth, scoring Yankees newcomers Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Jose Trevino after they opened the inning with their first hits in pinstripes.

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Rizzo and Giancarlo Stanton continued torrid starts to the season. Rizzo had a hit and walked