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Rivalry?

What rivalry?

The Yankees lost to the Red Sox for the seventh straight time on Friday night in The Bronx, this time 1-0, as they fell half a game behind Boston for the top wild card spot in the American League.

The offense was overmatched again by Brayan Bello — as well as Aroldis Chapman, who closed out the game in the ninth. 4

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Bello, who blanked the Yankees for seven innings in a June win at Fenway Park, was equally as dominant in The Bronx on Friday.

And the failure by the Yankees offense to figure out Bello nullified Max Fried’s best start in nearly two months. 4

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