The Yankees suffered their first regular-season series sweep since last July as the Red Sox dominated at Fenway Park, with New York batters hitting just .160 against Boston pitching.

The Sox shipped Devers to the Giants in exchange for right-hander Jordan Hicks, left-hander Kyle Harrison and prospects James Tibbs III and Jose Bello.

While the Red Sox front office kept reiterating that it was a pure baseball trade, the honest truth is that it was a culture trade. They didn’t believe they could win another championship with Devers. They believed he was the wrong guy to be the centerpiece of the franchise. They didn’t think he would become a leader. So, he is gone.

Starters Lucas Giolito and Walker Buehler have been borderline disasters up until this point, and tonight’s starter, Garrett Crochet (6-4, 2.35 ERA), can only do so much. In a rematch of last week’s matchup, it’s Ryan Yarbrough matching up with Crochet, but there’s a bit of a different wrinkle to the lineup.

With Red Sox up, then the Angels, Orioles, Reds, and Athletics over the next four series — I see a lot of hits coming for Judge, so I played the +1300 for .400 by the All-Star break and sprinkled +5500 for the season.”