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,

Red Sox rookie Hunter Dobbins made news earlier this month when he said he hated the Yankees so much that he would retire if his only other choice was to play for them. At this point the Yankees would welcome that. They’ve seen enough of the 25-year-old righthander.

Dobbins finished with six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and a walk while striking out five. "The stuff was good," Alex Cora said.