The Yankees beat the Red Sox on Tuesday and shut them out in Boston, the first time New York had blanked its rival there since 2020. Boston did not score against the Yankees for the first time since 2022, and the clubs meet again Wednesday in the second game of a three-game series.
Giancarlo Stanton supplied the power with a solo home run and a two-run double, while Cody Bellinger added an eighth-inning single to push his hitting streak to nine games. The win moved New York to a five-game lead over Boston, which sat at the bottom of the AL East after the loss.
The numbers show why this game landed hard in Boston. The Red Sox are averaging 3.87 runs per game this season, and Tuesday was the fifth time they had four or fewer hits in a game. That kind of production leaves little margin against a Yankees club that entered Wednesday having won four straight and five of its past six.
Ranger Suarez is scheduled to start for Boston against Max Fried for New York. Suarez is 1-1 with a 2.35 ERA in three career appearances against the Yankees, while Fried is 3-1 with a 2.37 ERA in five career starts against the Red Sox. For Boston, the task is simple and urgent: score early, because the recent pattern against New York has been defined by silence.
Stanton said the setting still means something to players because the rivalry is part of the sport’s memory, and Fenway Park demands a higher level from both sides. He also has strong numbers there, hitting.318 with eight home runs and 27 RBIs in 40 games. Wednesday offers Boston a chance to interrupt the slide before the series reaches its final game, but the burden is on the Red Sox to show they can make contact, let alone chase down a team that has already created some separation.