Is the sentiment portrayed in the input text neutral?

Given Text: "Yankees knock out Red Sox rookie pitcher in the 2nd inning... Yankees hit 3 HRs (Bird, Murphy, Beltran).. Take a 8-1 lead."
"Yankees knock out Red Sox rookie pitcher in the 2nd inning... Yankees hit 3 HRs (Bird, Murphy, Beltran).. Take a 8-1 lead."