Red Sox wipe out Yankees

The Sox are 8-1 against the Yankees this season, outscoring them 60-37. Going back to last season, the Sox have won 15 of the last 20 games between the teams.

Josh Beckett (5-2) improved to 3-0 against the Yankees this season with an 0.86 earned run average. He allowed two runs on four hits over seven innings and struck out six.

Every Red Sox starter had at least one hit and eight players each scored a run. Now that’s balance.

“It’s satisfying to come back and win a game like that,’’ said Beckett, who has faced CC Sabathia in all three of his starts against the Yankees. “Watching them score those runs, especially against a pitcher like that, it was incredible.’’

Sabathia (7-4) carried a two-hit shutout into the seventh inning. Then came a knockout punch thrown by the Sox

David Ortiz grounded a single into right field. Jed Lowrie followed with a line drive down the first-base line that deflected away from right fielder Nick Swisher, who fell while chasing the ball.

Ortiz scored all the way from first and Lowrie had a triple.

Mike Cameron, on the roster for his ability to hit lefthanders, lined a fastball to left field for a double that tied the game. Cameron is 9 for 22 in his career against Sabathia with six extra-base hits.

“CC had a good fastball and slider all night,’’ Cameron said. “Then he started to leave the ball up and we had some good at-bats against him.’’

Jason Varitek followed with a single to right, moving Cameron to third base. Sabathia threw two sliders past a swinging Jacoby Ellsbury but could not put him away. Ellsbury hung in and flicked another slider into right field to give the Red Sox the lead.

Marco Scutaro lined a ball to the gap in left that was tracked down by Brett Gardner for the second out. But Adrian Gonzalez, the RBI machine, knocked a single into center that made it 4-2 and knocked Sabathia out of the game.

The Sox hammered away at reliever David Robertson. Youkilis lined an RBI single to left and Ortiz hit a two-run double to center. The Sox sent 11 batters to the plate and scored seven runs on eight hits.