Overview
- Garrett Crochet struck out 11 over seven innings in a 12-1 win, taking the MLB lead in innings and strikeouts and becoming Boston’s first 200-strikeout pitcher since 2019.
- Boston has won eight straight against New York this season and now sits 1.5 games ahead of the Yankees in the division standings.
- Brayan Bello fired seven scoreless frames in Friday’s 1-0 victory that clinched the season series, with Nathaniel Lowe’s pinch-hit double followed by Connor Wong’s RBI double producing the lone run.
- Rookie Roman Anthony homered and drove in three in his Yankee Stadium debut Thursday as the Red Sox opened the set with a 6-3 win.
- The Yankees have dropped three in a row after a five-game streak and were shut out for the ninth time this year, with Aaron Judge batting .218 since returning from the injured list on Aug. 5.