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.

The rivalry has seen its share of fights including a 2004 scuffle which pitted New York’s Alex Rodriguez against Red Sox backstop Jason Varitek, and of course who could forget Sox star pitcher Pedro Martinez shoving 72-year-old Yankees coach Don Zimmer to the ground one year earlier?

The New York Yankees-Boston Red Sox rivalry had an unexpected visitor on Friday, as a rogue squirrel made its way onto the field at Yankee Stadium. The critter appeared in the top of the fourth inning,