Here are a few nuggets from Monday night’s crash and burn:

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* – Monday night was the Red Sox’ third loss since 1954 when they hit 5+ HR in a game. Their last such loss was a 9-8 loss at NY on July 21, 2002, and the other was a 19-8 drubbing by Milwaukee on May 31, 1980. They are now 63-3 in those games. That 2002 game was also the only time (prior to last night) in which the Yankees have won a game despite allowing 5+ HR since 1970.

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* – Red Sox relievers have allowed 22 HR this season, tops in the AL:

22 – Boston Red Sox
21 – Texas Rangers
17 – Kansas City Royals

That’s 1.65 HR per nine innings, which is on pace to be the worst mark an American League bullpen since at least 1954:

1.65 – Boston Red Sox, 2010
1.54 – Boston Red Sox, 1987
1.51 – Baltimore Orioles, 2006

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* – Alex Rodriguez hit the 36th ninth-inning HR of his career last night, moving him into a 10th-place tie with Eddie Murray (since ’74), and the two RBI gave him 99 in the ninth (ranked 25th since ’74). For Marcus Thames, it was his 10th career HR in the ninth inning, raising his career average in that frame to .194.

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* – The Red Sox have now allowed 25 runs in the first inning this season. Only Detroit (35) has allowed more in the AL. However, the Red Sox are the only team in the majors that has yet to allow a first-inning homer this season.

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* – The Yankees now have hit four HR in the ninth inning this season and all four have come against the Red Sox (April 6, May 8 and two last night).

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* – The last time the Yankees hit two HR in the ninth inning against Boston was May 22, 2006, when Rodriguez and Posada each homered off Keith Foulke.

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* – Last night was the third time this season already that the Yankees have hit multiple homers in an inning vs. Boston. The others were April 4 (Posada/Granderson off Beckett in the second) and May 9 (Swisher/Rodriguez off Lester in the fourth). They did it to the Sox on four different occasions last season.