New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox, August 29, 2026 (Game 2)

Red SoxBOS
2-9
Final
YankeesNYY

August 29, 2026, 7:15 PM ET | Yankee Stadium

Last 5 Form

Boston Red Sox

2-3

Last 5
W 7-3
@ MIA
L 0-4
@ MIA
L 0-1
@ NYY
W 6-0
@ NYY
L 2-9
@ NYY

New York Yankees

3-2

Last 5
W 9-3
vs HOU
L 1-5
vs HOU
W 1-0
vs BOS
L 0-6
vs BOS
W 9-2
vs BOS

Starting Pitchers

Boston Red Sox

Alec Gamboa headshot
Alec Gamboa
Recorded starter

New York Yankees

Max Fried headshot
Max Fried
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Aug 29, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Boston Red Sox74-62.544#3#27.5
New York Yankees77-59.566#2#14.5
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Boston Red SoxNew York Yankees
.717
OPS
.720
163
HR
223
689
Runs
739
3.54
ERA
3.23
1.23
WHIP
1.17
1398
Strikeouts by pitchers
1450

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

Boston Red Sox

Hitters

Mickey Gasper headshot
Mickey Gasper

3 H, 2 HR, 2 RBI

Jarren Duran headshot
Jarren Duran

2 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

Nick Sogard headshot
Nick Sogard

3 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Pitchers

Jake Bennett headshot
Jake Bennett

6.0 IP, 7 SO, 0.00 ERA

Jovani Morán headshot
Jovani Morán

3.0 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Tyron Guerrero headshot
Tyron Guerrero

3.2 IP, 1 SO, 0.00 ERA

New York Yankees

Hitters

Ben Rice headshot
Ben Rice

7 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

Luis García Jr. headshot
Luis García Jr.

6 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Cody Bellinger headshot
Cody Bellinger

3 H, 0 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Cam Schlittler headshot
Cam Schlittler

5.2 IP, 8 SO, 0.00 ERA

Paul Blackburn headshot
Paul Blackburn

3.2 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Justin Topa headshot
Justin Topa

3.0 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Max Fried headshot
Max Fried
New York Yankees, MLBDB pick
Ben Rice headshot
Ben Rice
New York Yankees, MLBDB pick
Nick Sogard headshot
Nick Sogard
Boston Red Sox, MLBDB pick

Line Score

New York Yankees 9, Boston Red Sox 2: BOS 6 hits, NYY 13 hits; BOS 1 error, NYY 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Boston Red Sox001000010261
New York Yankees00300105x9130

Box Score

Batting

6 players led Boston Red Sox with 1 hit each.

Boston Red Sox batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Jahmai JonesDH2010000
Mickey GasperPH/DH2010000
Ceddanne RafaelaCF4000000
Wilyer AbreuRF3110010
Willson Contreras1B2011210
Caleb Durbin3B4000030
Andruw MonasterioSS4000020
Nick Sogard2B4111011
Connor WongC4010020
Eli WhiteLF1000000
Jarren DuranPH/LF3000000
Totals332622101

Luis García Jr. led New York Yankees with 3 hits and 1 RBI.

New York Yankees batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Trent GrishamCF4100110
Ben RiceDH5123010
Heliot RamosRF2000010
Cody BellingerLF2110000
Luis García Jr.1B4131000
Jazz Chisholm Jr.2B3101010
George Lombard Jr.SS2010000
Amed Rosario3B2121000
Spencer JonesLF/RF3111000
Austin WellsC4112000
José Caballero3B/SS4120010
Totals359139150

Pitching

Brayan Bello went 4.1 innings for Boston Red Sox (2 SO, 4 ER); Max Fried went 3.2 innings for New York Yankees (4 SO, 1 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Boston Red Sox
Alec Gamboa1.1100010
Brayan Bello4.1544120
Raymond Burgos2.1755020
New York Yankees
Max Fried3.2311141
Yerry De los Santos1.0100020
Michael Fulmer0.1000100
Paul Blackburn1.0000020
Tim Hill1.0000000
Brent Headrick1.0211010
Brendan Beck1.0000010
AB
at-bats
R
runs
H
hits
RBI
runs batted in
BB
walks
SO
strikeouts
HR
home runs
IP
innings pitched
ER
earned runs

Scoring Summary

  • T3

    Home Run Nick Sogard homers (3) on a fly ball to right field. BOS 1, NYY 0

  • B3

    Single Ben Rice singles on a line drive to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. José Caballero scores. Trent Grisham to 3rd. Fielding error by right fielder Wilyer Abreu. BOS 1, NYY 1

  • B3

    Forceout Luis García Jr. grounds into a force out, second baseman Nick Sogard to shortstop Andruw Monasterio. Trent Grisham scores. Ben Rice to 3rd. Heliot Ramos out at 2nd. Luis García Jr. to 1st. BOS 1, NYY 2

  • B3

    Sac Fly Jazz Chisholm Jr. out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela. Ben Rice scores. BOS 1, NYY 3

  • B6

    Sac Fly Spencer Jones out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Jarren Duran. Luis García Jr. scores. BOS 1, NYY 4

  • T8

    Triple Willson Contreras triples (3) on a line drive to right fielder Spencer Jones. Wilyer Abreu scores. BOS 2, NYY 4

  • B8

    Single Amed Rosario singles on a fly ball to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. Cody Bellinger scores. Jazz Chisholm Jr. to 2nd. BOS 2, NYY 5

  • B8

    Single Austin Wells singles on a soft pop up to shortstop Andruw Monasterio. Jazz Chisholm Jr. scores. Amed Rosario scores. Spencer Jones to 2nd. BOS 2, NYY 7

  • B8

    Single Ben Rice singles on a ground ball to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela. Spencer Jones scores. Austin Wells scores. José Caballero to 3rd. BOS 2, NYY 9

Play-by-Play

All 75 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • T9

    Flyout Jarren Duran flies out to left fielder Cody Bellinger. BOS 2, NYY 9

  • T9

    Strikeout Connor Wong strikes out on a foul tip. BOS 2, NYY 9

  • T9

    Lineout Nick Sogard lines out to right fielder Spencer Jones. BOS 2, NYY 9

  • B8

    Groundout Cody Bellinger grounds out softly, third baseman Caleb Durbin to first baseman Willson Contreras. BOS 2, NYY 9

  • B8

    Single Ben Rice singles on a ground ball to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela. Spencer Jones scores. Austin Wells scores. José Caballero to 3rd. BOS 2, NYY 9

  • B8

    Lineout Trent Grisham lines out to shortstop Andruw Monasterio. BOS 2, NYY 7

  • B8

    Single José Caballero singles on a line drive to left fielder Jarren Duran. Spencer Jones to 3rd. Austin Wells to 2nd. BOS 2, NYY 7

  • B8

    Single Austin Wells singles on a soft pop up to shortstop Andruw Monasterio. Jazz Chisholm Jr. scores. Amed Rosario scores. Spencer Jones to 2nd. BOS 2, NYY 7

  • B8

    Single Spencer Jones singles on a soft ground ball to first baseman Willson Contreras. Jazz Chisholm Jr. to 3rd. Amed Rosario to 2nd. BOS 2, NYY 5

  • B8

    Single Amed Rosario singles on a fly ball to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. Cody Bellinger scores. Jazz Chisholm Jr. to 2nd. BOS 2, NYY 5

  • B8

    Forceout Jazz Chisholm Jr. grounds into a force out, first baseman Willson Contreras to shortstop Andruw Monasterio. Luis García Jr. out at 2nd. Jazz Chisholm Jr. to 1st. BOS 2, NYY 4

  • B8

    Single Luis García Jr. singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. Cody Bellinger to 3rd. BOS 2, NYY 4

  • B8

    Single Cody Bellinger singles on a fly ball to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. BOS 2, NYY 4

  • T8

    Groundout Andruw Monasterio grounds out, shortstop José Caballero to first baseman Luis García Jr. BOS 2, NYY 4

  • T8

    Strikeout Caleb Durbin strikes out swinging, catcher Austin Wells to first baseman Luis García Jr. BOS 2, NYY 4

  • T8

    Triple Willson Contreras triples (3) on a line drive to right fielder Spencer Jones. Wilyer Abreu scores. BOS 2, NYY 4

  • T8

    Double Wilyer Abreu doubles (31) on a line drive to right fielder Spencer Jones. BOS 1, NYY 4

  • T8

    Groundout Ceddanne Rafaela grounds out, third baseman Amed Rosario to first baseman Luis García Jr. BOS 1, NYY 4

  • B7

    Flyout Ben Rice flies out to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela. BOS 1, NYY 4

  • B7

    Strikeout Trent Grisham called out on strikes. BOS 1, NYY 4

  • B7

    Strikeout José Caballero strikes out swinging. BOS 1, NYY 4

  • T7

    Groundout Mickey Gasper grounds out, third baseman Amed Rosario to first baseman Luis García Jr. BOS 1, NYY 4

  • T7

    Groundout Jarren Duran grounds out, second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. to first baseman Luis García Jr. BOS 1, NYY 4

  • T7

    Flyout Connor Wong flies out to center fielder Trent Grisham. BOS 1, NYY 4

  • B6

    Flyout Austin Wells flies out to left fielder Jarren Duran. BOS 1, NYY 4

  • B6

    Sac Fly Spencer Jones out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Jarren Duran. Luis García Jr. scores. BOS 1, NYY 4

  • B6

    Single Amed Rosario singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Jarren Duran. Luis García Jr. to 2nd. BOS 1, NYY 3

  • B6

    Lineout Jazz Chisholm Jr. lines out sharply to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela. BOS 1, NYY 3

  • B6

    Single Luis García Jr. singles on a ground ball to right fielder Wilyer Abreu, deflected by second baseman Nick Sogard. BOS 1, NYY 3

  • T6

    Flyout Nick Sogard flies out to left fielder Spencer Jones. BOS 1, NYY 3

  • T6

    Strikeout Andruw Monasterio strikes out swinging. BOS 1, NYY 3

  • T6

    Strikeout Caleb Durbin strikes out swinging. BOS 1, NYY 3

  • T6

    Walk Willson Contreras walks. Wilyer Abreu to 2nd. BOS 1, NYY 3

  • T6

    Hit By Pitch Wilyer Abreu hit by pitch. BOS 1, NYY 3

  • B5

    Strikeout Heliot Ramos strikes out swinging. BOS 1, NYY 3

  • B5

    Strikeout Ben Rice strikes out swinging. BOS 1, NYY 3

  • B5

    Groundout Trent Grisham grounds out, third baseman Caleb Durbin to first baseman Willson Contreras. BOS 1, NYY 3

  • T5

    Flyout Ceddanne Rafaela flies out to right fielder Heliot Ramos. BOS 1, NYY 3

  • T5

    Single Mickey Gasper singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Heliot Ramos. BOS 1, NYY 3

  • T5

    Groundout Jarren Duran grounds out, second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. to first baseman Luis García Jr. BOS 1, NYY 3

  • T5

    Strikeout Connor Wong strikes out swinging. BOS 1, NYY 3

  • B4

    Groundout José Caballero grounds out, shortstop Andruw Monasterio to first baseman Willson Contreras. BOS 1, NYY 3

  • B4

    Groundout Austin Wells grounds out sharply, second baseman Nick Sogard to first baseman Willson Contreras. BOS 1, NYY 3

  • B4

    Lineout Spencer Jones lines out sharply to second baseman Nick Sogard. BOS 1, NYY 3

  • T4

    Strikeout Nick Sogard strikes out swinging. BOS 1, NYY 3

  • T4

    Strikeout Andruw Monasterio strikes out swinging. BOS 1, NYY 3

  • T4

    Strikeout Caleb Durbin strikes out swinging. BOS 1, NYY 3

  • T4

    Walk Willson Contreras walks. BOS 1, NYY 3

  • B3

    Lineout George Lombard Jr. lines out to left fielder Eli White. BOS 1, NYY 3

  • B3

    Sac Fly Jazz Chisholm Jr. out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela. Ben Rice scores. BOS 1, NYY 3

  • B3

    Forceout Luis García Jr. grounds into a force out, second baseman Nick Sogard to shortstop Andruw Monasterio. Trent Grisham scores. Ben Rice to 3rd. Heliot Ramos out at 2nd. Luis García Jr. to 1st. BOS 1, NYY 2

  • B3

    Hit By Pitch Heliot Ramos hit by pitch. Ben Rice to 2nd. BOS 1, NYY 1

  • B3

    Single Ben Rice singles on a line drive to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. José Caballero scores. Trent Grisham to 3rd. Fielding error by right fielder Wilyer Abreu. BOS 1, NYY 1

  • B3

    Walk Trent Grisham walks. BOS 1, NYY 0

  • B3

    Single José Caballero singles on a ground ball to right fielder Wilyer Abreu, deflected by second baseman Nick Sogard. BOS 1, NYY 0

  • T3

    Pop Out Wilyer Abreu pops out softly to second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. BOS 1, NYY 0

  • T3

    Forceout Ceddanne Rafaela grounds into a force out, third baseman José Caballero to second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. Connor Wong to 3rd. Jahmai Jones out at 2nd. Ceddanne Rafaela to 1st. BOS 1, NYY 0

  • T3

    Single Jahmai Jones singles on a line drive to left fielder Spencer Jones. Connor Wong to 2nd. BOS 1, NYY 0

  • T3

    Flyout Eli White flies out to right fielder Heliot Ramos. BOS 1, NYY 0

  • T3

    Single Connor Wong singles on a fly ball to center fielder Trent Grisham. BOS 1, NYY 0

  • T3

    Home Run Nick Sogard homers (3) on a fly ball to right field. BOS 1, NYY 0

  • B2

    Flyout Austin Wells flies out to shortstop Andruw Monasterio. BOS 0, NYY 0

  • B2

    Fielders Choice Out Spencer Jones reaches on a fielder's choice out, pitcher Brayan Bello to catcher Connor Wong. Luis García Jr. out at home. George Lombard Jr. to 2nd. BOS 0, NYY 0

  • B2

    Single George Lombard Jr. singles on a ground ball to left fielder Eli White. Luis García Jr. to 3rd. BOS 0, NYY 0

  • B2

    Strikeout Jazz Chisholm Jr. strikes out swinging. BOS 0, NYY 0

  • B2

    Single Luis García Jr. singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. BOS 0, NYY 0

  • T2

    Flyout Andruw Monasterio flies out to center fielder Trent Grisham. BOS 0, NYY 0

  • T2

    Flyout Caleb Durbin flies out to second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. BOS 0, NYY 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Willson Contreras strikes out swinging. BOS 0, NYY 0

  • B1

    Flyout Heliot Ramos flies out to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. BOS 0, NYY 0

  • B1

    Flyout Ben Rice flies out to shortstop Andruw Monasterio. BOS 0, NYY 0

  • B1

    Flyout Trent Grisham flies out to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela. BOS 0, NYY 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Wilyer Abreu called out on strikes. BOS 0, NYY 0

  • T1

    Flyout Ceddanne Rafaela flies out to center fielder Trent Grisham. BOS 0, NYY 0

  • T1

    Groundout Jahmai Jones grounds out, third baseman José Caballero to first baseman Luis García Jr. BOS 0, NYY 0