Deadspin | Yankees plot to clean up defense as Red Sox set continues

[ad_1] Aug 15, 2025; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; New York Yankees supervisor Aaron Boone (17) appears on from the dugout earlier than a sport towards the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium. Obligatory Credit score: Jeff Curry-Imagn Photographs Even after they battle to supply the large hit, the Boston Crimson Sox are discovering methods to beat the Yankees. Their newest win was due largely to 3 gamers who had a mixed zero hits of their early-season success vs. New York.

The Crimson Sox will try to seize the primary American League wild-card place and earn a seventh straight win over the Yankees when the rivals proceed a four-game collection Friday night time in New York.

Boston leads the season collection 6-1 after dropping seven of the 13 conferences final season. The Crimson Sox moved inside a half-game of the Yankees for the highest AL wild-card place on Thursday after they opened the collection with a 6-3 victory.

Boston went 3-for-19 with runners in scoring place however received massive nights from rookie Roman Anthony, newcomer Nathaniel Lowe and Alex Bregman, who was on the injured checklist in June throughout the golf equipment' two collection in June.

Anthony, who debuted June 9, hit a two-run homer within the ninth and drove in three runs in his Yankee Stadium debut. He produced two of Boston's hits with runners in scoring place. Anthony is hitting .373 (19-for-51) in that space and has three homers in his previous 9 video games after hitting two within the first 50 video games of his profession.

"It is most likely what I imagined, and perhaps even just a little extra," Anthony stated of enjoying in New York. "Nevertheless it's thrilling. For me, I really like enjoying in that ambiance. I really like getting booed, I really like all the things about it, so it is enjoyable."

Lowe, who joined the Crimson Sox on Monday, drove in two runs with a sacrifice fly and tiebreaking double. He has reached 4 instances in 11 plate appearances for Boston.

Bregman had three hits and a stroll, and he's hitting .337 (28-for-83) over his previous 23 video games.

After tying their season excessive with 5 straight wins, the Yankees performed one in all their sloppiest video games in weeks, committing 4 errors. Paul Goldschmidt and Luis Gil made fielding miscues whereas Ben Rice and Jazz Chisholm Jr. made errant throws.

The Yankees however issued 9 walks on Thursday, their second-highest whole of the season. Rice homered and Goldschmidt and Chisholm hit RBI singles, however New York stranded 10. The Yankees have scored solely seven runs of their previous 4 video games towards Boston.

"Simply not an actual clear sport for us," stated Yankees supervisor Aaron Boone, whose group remains to be 9-4 up to now 13 video games. "Clearly a variety of free bases there."

Max Fried (13-5, 3.26 ERA), who's 2-3 with a 7.20 ERA in his previous six outings, will begin for the Yankees on Friday. On Saturday in St. Louis, he earned the win regardless of permitting a season-high seven runs on eight hits in five-plus innings throughout a 12-8 victory.

"I believe stuff-wise, he is very near who he is been all yr and who he is been when he is been at his absolute best," Boone stated Thursday afternoon. "So I do really feel prefer it's one thing that hopefully can click on as a result of he is most likely been looking for just a little bit on the market and preventing himself just a little bit on the market."

Fried is 2-1 with a 2.84 ERA in three profession begins towards the Crimson Sox. He took the loss June 15 at Boston when he allowed two runs on six hits in seven innings.

Boston's Friday starter, Brayan Bello (9-6, 3.23 ERA), will try to succeed in double-digit victories for the third straight season. The fitting-hander final pitched on Saturday, when he allowed two runs on 4 hits over 6 1/3 innings to beat the Miami Marlins.

Bello opposed Fried on June 15 and threw seven scoreless innings and surrendered solely three hits in seven innings throughout a 2-0 win. He's 4-3 with a 2.21 ERA in 9 profession begins towards the Yankees.