The Red Sox have beaten the Yankees in four of their five matchups so far this season, and Hunter Dobbins has beaten them twice this week.

Like Dobbins, the Red Sox as a whole are trending in the right direction. Saturday’s win brought them back to .500 and back in the mix in the AL East. Once all of Boston’s pitchers are healthy, having Dobbins in the organization as a reliable extra arm wherever Cora needs him will be handy late in the season.

Instant reactions as the Red Sox (36-36) climb back to .500 with their sixth win in seven tries, hanging on to beat the Yankees, 4-3, behind a solid Hunter Dobbins performance and an escape by closer-for-the-day Greg Weissert in the ninth: 1) Dobbins,