NEW YORK — Giancarlo Stanton called the way the Yankees have performed against the Red Sox this season “unacceptable” following Saturday afternoon’s rout at Yankee Stadium. Watching the way this team has been playing lately, predictable would also apply.

It’s been a crappy start to the weekend. The Yankees lost on Thursday because the pitching couldn’t hold it together, and lost last night because the offense couldn’t manage much of anything. The bare minimum for this four-game series is a split, but they’ll have to try and get that against a Cy Young contender.

And then a funny thing happened: It worked out totally fine. Roman Anthony and Alex Bregman came through with back-to-back sacrifice flies in that fourth inning, a turning point in a 12-1 win over the Yankees.