Red Sox beat Yankees in 3rd straight, 4-1; lead East by 8½

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    The Red Sox fan who brought a broom to Fenway Park to cheer Boston on to a sweep of the rival Yankees will have to wait one more day.

    Still, he was lucky to have it on Saturday, using it to retrieve J.D. Martinez's home run ball from the light stanchion above the Green Monster.

    "It's been a lot of fun pitching with these guys behind me," said Nathan Eovaldi, who pitched eight scoreless innings to help the Red Sox beat New York for the third game in a row and expand their lead in the AL East to season-high 8 1/2 games with a 4-1 victory.

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