Yankees salvage Red Sox doubleheader split with late-inning offensive surge

All over The Bronx on Saturday night was relief. From a Yankees offense that finally awoke, first with a three-run third inning and later a five-run eighth. From a Yankees, well, relief corps that did not bend. From a Yankees club that escaped a very long day of baseball with the Red Sox no closer to pulling off what would be a historic comeback. After the offense could do nothing right against lefty Jake Bennett in the doubleheader-opening 6-0 loss, the Yankees cracked the Red Sox staff, pulled away late and rode tired arm after tired arm to a 9-2 victory in the nightcap — built on the strength of 13 singles. A total of 91,580 fans across two games in The Bronx watched a long day of baseball that did not alter the race for the top wild card. The Yankees (77-59) maintain a three-game edge