Garrett Crochet struck out 11 in seven innings, Trevor Story homered and drove in three runs, and the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees 12-1.

Something seen rarely outside of The Bronx these days, the New York Mets played their third of four versus the Boston Red Sox yesterday and learned a valuable lesson every New York Mets fan already knew.

The Yankees managed only three hits and a walk in Friday night’s 1-0 loss to the Red Sox, who have now beaten them seven games in a row.

Stanton and the Yankees will draw Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet, who is pitching like a Cy Young candidate this season but has looked vulnerable of late. Over Crochet’s last four starts, he’s allowed four long balls.

The Yankees survived a sloppy second inning in which they committed three errors, limiting the damage to one run. They wriggled out of a bases-loaded, none-out jam in the fifth, surrendering just a sacrifice fly.

NEW YORK — Right-hander Fernando Cruz will rejoin the Yankees ’ bullpen on either Sunday or Monday, manager Aaron Boone confirmed on Saturday morning. Cruz has been out for just under two months with a left oblique strain. His last big-league outing was on June 27.

Bednar has been mostly solid since arriving from Pittsburgh, but Doval has gotten off to a brutal start in The Bronx after coming over from San Francisco, while Bird was so bad he was quickly jettisoned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

There is no greater name in the history of sports than Yankees legend Babe Ruth. He revolutionized baseball during an incomparable career that saw him set new records for many statistical categories. However, “The Great Bambino” also delivered specific ...