BOSTON -- Shane Robinson tried to drop down a bunt.
Instead his free pass sparked a seventh inning that might save the Yankees' hopes of winning the American League East.
Robinson shook off three missed sacrifice attempts -- and as many Richard Hembree fastballs up around his head -- to draw a walk that loaded the bases. That walk came after Brett Gardner had singled off David Price and Austin Romine followed with a walk, prompting Boston manager Alex Cora to lift Price from the game.
And after Robinson drew his hard-earned walk, Aaron Hicks rolled a ground ball up the middle that Boston's Xander Bogaerts misplayed. Gardner and Romine both scored to turn a 1-0 deficit -- and the specter of a four-game sweep -- into a lead.
Giancarlo Stanton followed with another single, bringing home Robinson, and Hicks scored on Gleyber Torres' sacrifice fly for even more insurance.