Boston rallies against Rivera, beats Yankees 7-6 after New York errors in 8th and 9th

Boston rallies, beats Rivera after Thames’ error

NEW YORK — Jeremy Hermida hit a tiebreaking, two-run double off Mariano Rivera in the ninth inning and the Boston Red Sox took advantage of two late errors to rally from five runs down and beat the New York Yankees 7-6 Tuesday night.

New York played the game under protest after beleaguered Boston ace Josh Beckett left with back tightness following Robinson Cano’s two-run double in the fifth that made it 5-0.

The Yankees claimed there was no indication of an injury to Beckett to that point, but reliever Manny Delcarmen was given all the time he needed to warm up after the right-hander was removed.

Beckett missed his previous turn in the rotation due to back spasms.

An error by right fielder Marcus Thames, who hit the game-winning homer in the ninth Monday night off Jonathan Papelbon, helped the Red Sox win. Hermida, a defensive replacement, doubled off Rivera (0-1) to snap a 5-all tie. It was the second straight stumble for Rivera after 51 straight saves at home.

Papelbon recovered from Marco Scutaro’s error at shortstop on Alex Rodriguez’s grounder leading off the ninth to finish with his 10th save after giving up two home runs Monday, a game won by New York 11-9. He gave up a run on Cano’s double but then got three tough outs.

He threw up and in on Thames before walking him to put runners on first and third. But he got Juan Miranda to ground out back to the mound and struck out Randy Winn to end it after 4 hours, 9 minutes — the longest nine-inning game in the majors this season, according to STATS LLC.