Schlitter beats Red Sox again, leads Yankees to 4-2 win for sweep that extends winning streak to 6

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Cam Schlittler limited the team he rooted for growing up to four hits over eight innings, and the New York Yankees rallied twice to beat the Boston Red Sox 4-2 for a three-game sweep and a season-high six-game winning streak.

With his family cheering on at Fenway Park, Schlittler allowed two runs _ one earned _ while striking out five, walking one and lowering his ERA to 1.77.

David Bedner tossed a perfect ninth for his seventh save in eight chances, dropping the last-place Red Sox (9-16) seven games back of New York with their fifth loss in six games.

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