The New York Yankees took advantage of the middle of their lineup on Saturday, Sept. 13, to beat the rival Boston Red Sox for the second game in a row at Fenway Park.
Aaron Judge got on base all four times and scored twice, Cody Bellinger had two RBIs and Jazz Chisholm Jr. had three, including a solo home run, in Saturday’s 5-3 win. New York scored four times against Red Sox starting pitcher Brayan Bello.
The Yankees moved 2½ games ahead of the Red Sox for the American League’s first wild-card seed. But they didn’t gain ground on the AL East-leading Toronto Blue Jays, who rallied past the Baltimore Orioles.
The Yankees, who won the opener 4-1, can complete the sweep on Sunday evening (7:10 p.m. ET, ESPN).
Yankees pitcher Max Fried picked up his league-best 17th win, striking out six in 5⅓ innings. He gave up a solo home run to Alex Bregman.
Highlights from the Yankees’ win against the Red Sox:
Yankees vs. Red Sox highlights
Yankees win 5-3
Closer David Bednar comes into the ninth innning and gets three consecutive outs as the Yankees pick up their second win of the series.
Yankees add a run
Cody Bellinger drives in Aaron Judge with a double off the Green Monster in the top of the ninth inning. He gets the hit off Aroldis Chapman. It’s 5-3 Yankees heading into the bottom of the ninth.
Red Sox add a run
Pitch-hitter Jarren Duran hits a solo home run to right field off new Yankees reliever Fernando Cruz. That cuts New York’s lead to 4-3.
Yankees make pitching, defensive change
Reliever Devin Williams starts the seventh inning for the Yankees. Paul Goldschmidt comes into the game at first base.
Red Sox make pitching change
Right-hander Garrett Whitlock replaces Chris Murphy in the seventh with Aaron Judge at the plate. Bases are empty after Murphy gets Ben Rice to ground into a double play. Judge singles off Whitlock but Cody Bellinger grounds out to first to end the inning. Still 4-2 Yankees.
Red Sox score again; Yankees make pitching change
Nate Eaton and Nick Sogard get back-to-back singles in the sixth. The Yankees opt to keep Max Fried in the game. He gives up a single to Connor Wong and Eaton scores to cut the Yankees’ lead to 4-2. Luke Weaver comes into the game for the Yankees and ends the threat with back-to-back strikeouts.
Fried gives up two runs on nine hits in 5 1/3 innings with two walks and six strikeouts.
Red Sox make pitching change
Chris Murphy is in the game for Boston in the sixth inning. He retires the side in order. Brayan Bello gave up four runs in five innings with three walks and four strikeouts.
Red Sox get first run
Alex Bregman hits a home run off the pole in right field in the fifth inning to cut the Yankees’ lead to 4-1.
Blue Jays rally for win
Toronto rallies with three runs in the bottom of the ninth for a 5-4 win against the Orioles so the winner of this Yankees-Red Sox game won’t gain any ground on the AL East leaders.
Yankees’ Jazz Chisholm Jr. homers
Jazz Chisholm Jr. hits a two-out solo run to right field in the fifth inning to give the Yankees a 4-0 lead. It’s his 29th home run of the season and third RBI of the game.
Max Fried settling down
He gets a 1-2-3 inning in the third inning and has retired five in a row. He had allowed two baserunners in each of the first two innings.
Yankees add another run
Aaron Judge walks in the third inning and goes to third on a Cody Bellinger single. Jazz Chisholm Jr. drives Judge in with an infield single to make it 3-0 Yankees.
Baserunning error for Red Sox
Nate Eaton, who had a leadoff walk, is thrown out at third on a Nick Sogard single in the bottom of the second. That costs Boston a run when Connor Wong doubles. Max Fried gets out of the inning with back-to-back strikeouts. Still 2-0 Yankees.
Yankees lead 2-0 after first
Max Fried strands two Red Sox players by fielding a comebacker from Carlos Narváez.
Yankees take 2-0 lead in first
Trent Grisham is hit by a pitch and Ben Rice follows with a ground-rule double to right-center. Aaron Judge walks to load the bases and Cody Bellinger hits a sacrifice fly to center. Jazz Chisholm Jr. drives in another run with an infield single to make it 2-0 Yankees with one out. Brayan Bello loads the bases with a walk but gets out of the inning with back-to-back strikeouts.
What time is Yankees vs Red Sox?
First pitch for the Yankees-Red Sox matchup on Saturday is scheduled for 4:10 p.m. ET.
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How to watch Yankees vs Red Sox
The Yankees-Red Sox game can seen on MLB Network, in addition to locally on the YES Network and NESN. The game will also be available on Fubo.
Yankees lineup today vs. Red Sox
Trent Grisham (L) CF
Ben Rice (L) 1B
Aaron Judge (R) DH
Cody Bellinger (L) RF
Jazz Chisholm Jr. (L) 2B
Jasson Domínguez (S) LF
José Caballero (R) SS
Austin Wells (L) C
Ryan McMahon (L) 3B
Red Sox lineup today
Romy Gonzalez (R) 1B
Alex Bregman (R) 3B
Trevor Story (R) SS
Rob Refsnyder (R) LF
Carlos Narváez (R) DH
Nate Eaton (R) RF
Nick Sogard (S) 2B
Connor Wong (R) C
Ceddanne Rafaela (R) CF