At least it’s a nice day. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)

Last time Henry Owens gave up seven runs in an outing he also struck out 10 batters and only walked one man over six innings. That was not the case yesterday.

The Lanky Lefty started out strong, getting the Yankees in order in their half of the first inning. The Sox then jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the bottom half of the frame on a David Ortiz double, but that would be the last time the Red Sox were in this game.

After striking out Carlos Beltran to start the second, Owens got hit with a blue shell and never recovered. Walk, homer, homer, single, double, walk, single, single, curtains. On the penultimate single, Rusney threw out Brett Gardner at second, meaning that there were two outs when Ryan “Cock Shot” Cook came into the game. Obviously he gave up a two-run job on the first pitch he threw, so Owens’ final line says he surrendered seven in just an inning and two-thirds.

Since the Sox’ bullpen needed to eat seven innings, Cook stayed into the game and did his thing, giving up two walks and another bomb — this one of the three run variety — to Stephen Drew. The Red Sox probably would’ve been better off if they had put Jackie Bradely Jr. on the mound. They probably would’ve been better off if they put a Juggs machine throwing straight 65 MPH fastballs on the mound. Hell, they probably would’ve been better off throwing a uniform on Don Orsillo, showing him the difference between a glove and mittens, and having him throw with his off hand. I know Cook was an All-Star once upon a time, but he’s now sporting a 21.13 ERA and a 3.26 WHIP.

In games like this you’re reduced to hoping that at the very least it’s a high scoring affair so you can see some offense out of your team, even if they don’t make it close. Thankfully that was the case yesterday afternoon.

• Mookie had a double and a sac fly before being given the rest of the day off.
• Bogaerts was 3-5 with an RBI single and a homerun on a floating Tanaka splitter. He’s now batting .319, third in the AL.
• Shaw was 2-5 with an RBI double.
• Castillo was 2-5.
• Swihart was 2-3 with two walks, two runs scored, and an RBI. Since he came back from injury on July 20, he’s batting .348, raising his overall average to .284.

JBJ was 1-4 with one run, one hit, one walk and one strikeout. It’s been well documented here how hot this kid is, but his My-Fair-Lady–esque turnaround make Swihart’s look more like The Princess Diaries (I have three sisters). Jackie was slashing .102/.220/.163 on AUGUST FIFTH. Since then, he’s slashing .388/.449/.788, and he now sits at .286/.366/.563 for the season. Just an incredible improvement in a short amount of time.

Notes:

–Allen Craig replaced Mookie and was 0 for 0 with two walks. HE’S BACK BABY!

-The only prayer the Yankees have of making a deep run this postseason is if their starters start getting through 7 innings on a regular basis and Betances and Miller can pitch every night.

-I can’t remember a single time this year the Red Sox’ bench emptied for the possibility of a fight. Can that be possible? Has any team in baseball history gone the entire season without a benches-clearing incident? Does anyone remember an incident I’m forgetting?

-I’ve done 60-something of these recaps and I think my little tirade on Ryan Cook was the most negative I’ve been about a player all year long (that’s more Lefty’s thing), Now I feel bad.