Red Sox victory follows travel delays that led to early-morning arrival in Boston

The Red Sox did not arrive at Fenway Park until 6 a.m. on Thursday after a long night of travel issues. By the time the players collected their luggage and returned home, it was well after 8 a.m.

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That made their game against the Yankees what the players call “show and go.”

Interim manager Chad Tracy had the Sox arrive at the ballpark later than usual, and the usual pregame work on the field was curtailed.

“We pushed it back so everybody could get as much rest as they could,” Tracy said before a 6-3 victory.

The team’s flight from Denver departed on time but had to return to Denver International Airport because of a mechanical issue. The travel party then waited for close to four hours for a new plane to arrive from Phoenix.

Because it was a charter flight, there was no terminal. Some of the players and staff members waited on the plane, others strolled around outside, or lounged in the grass. Jarren Duran managed to get DoorDash to deliver some food.

“It was rough,” said a sleepy-looking Garrett Whitlock. “But we’re here.”

The Yankees, who played in Detroit on Wednesday night, arrived at their hotel around 1 a.m., according to manager Aaron Boone.

Caleb Durbin was back in the Sox lineup, a day after his left pinkie finger popped out of place during a game against the Rockies. He was 2 for 3 with a two-run homer, a walk, and two runs.

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Durbin’s finger was pointed sideways after an ill-advised slide into first base in the third inning. He came out of the game and was taken for X-rays. When he peeled his batting glove off to get the scan, the finger popped back into place.

“It went numb. It was weird,” Durbin said. “I didn’t even notice it straightened. It didn’t feel good taking my glove off, but then it straightened out.”

Ice packs helped reduce the swelling, and Durbin was cleared to play.

Yankees first baseman Ben Rice, a Cohasset native, is a finalist for the All-Star Game along with Blue Jays star Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

The second round of voting starts on Monday and runs through noon on Thursday. The winner is selected for the team.

Guerrero received 2.45 million votes in the first round, and Rice 1.28 million. Rice is having a far better season statistically, but Guerrero has enthusiastic Canadians on his side.

Lefthanded reliever Jovani Morán joined Triple-A Worcester to start a rehabilitation assignment and pitched a scoreless inning, striking out two and allowing a hit. Morán has been out since June 5 with elbow inflammation … Infielder Romy Gonzalez was in the clubhouse and will rejoin Worcester on Friday to continue his rehab assignment. He is 2 of 15 in five minor league games in his return from left shoulder surgery … Tracy had no updates on Roman Anthony (sprained right hand/wrist) or Garrett Crochet (shoulder inflammation), other than there was no progress to report. Infielder Isiah Kiner-Falefa, who is on the injured list with left forearm pain, is scheduled for an MRI on Friday to check for a fracture … Triston Casas, whose last major league game was nearly 14 months ago, is hitting off a pitching machine at the team complex in Florida. Tanner Houck, also in Florida, is pitching off a mound for the first time since having Tommy John surgery last year … Two winter Olympians from Vermont threw out first pitches. Paula Moltzan (Waitsfield) was a bronze medalist in the team combined skiing event. Ryan Cochran-Siegle (Burlington) won silver in the Super-G … There was a moment of silence before the game for the victims of devastating earthquakes in Venezuela. The Red Sox have five Venezuelans on their active roster. All reported that their families and friends were not in the region west of Caracas where the earthquakes hit … Red Sox starters have made eight consecutive quality starts and have struck out at least nine in four consecutive games for the first time in team history … Pitching coach Andrew Bailey was ejected in the ninth inning after arguing over a check swing that was not called a strike. Tracy joked that his first major league ejection would have come had Bailey not started shouting first.

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