Overview
- The Red Sox defeated the Yankees 4-1 at Fenway for their third straight win on Saturday, outscoring New York 16-5 across the first three games of the series.
- Rookie lefty Jake Bennett held the Yankees to one run over 6 1/3 innings, allowing three hits and exiting with one out in the seventh.
- Boston got early production from Masataka Yoshida's leadoff homer, a two-run double by Willson Contreras, and Anthony Seigler's first major league home run.
- Yankees ace Gerrit Cole gave up four runs in 5 1/3 innings as New York's offense has cooled without Aaron Judge and is hitting around .211 over recent games.
- Red Sox starters have delivered a run of consecutive quality starts that now stretches into double digits, a development that could steady Boston's rotation and lessen bullpen strain as the series concludes with Carlos Rodón facing Sonny Gray on Sunday.