AL Wild Card Game 2: New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox, Sep 30, 2026 Box Score

AL Wild Card Game 2

Red SoxBoston Red SoxBOS

2-9

Final

YankeesNew York YankeesNYY

September 30, 2026, 8:00 PM ET | Yankee Stadium

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Boston Red Sox

3-2

Last 5

New York Yankees

3-2

Last 5

Starting Pitchers

Boston Red Sox

Sonny Gray

Recorded starter

New York Yankees

Max Fried

Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings

Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Sep 27, 11:25 PM ET
Team	W-L	PCT	Div	WC	GB
Boston Red Sox	87-75	.537	#3	#2	11.0
New York Yankees	93-68	.578	#2	#1	4.5

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

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

Adley Rutschman

4 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Roman Anthony

5 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI

Wilyer Abreu

3 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI

Pitchers

Jedixson Paez

5.0 IP, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA

Raymond Burgos

4.0 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Sonny Gray

6.0 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

New York Yankees

Hitters

George Lombard Jr.

4 H, 2 HR, 5 RBI

Ryan McMahon

4 H, 1 HR, 6 RBI

Ben Rice

6 H, 2 HR, 2 RBI

Pitchers

Will Warren

3.2 IP, 7 SO, 0.00 ERA

Cam Schlittler

3.0 IP, 5 SO, 3.00 ERA

Gerrit Cole

5.2 IP, 8 SO, 3.18 ERA

Top Performers

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

Max Fried

New York Yankees, MLBDB pick

Cody Bellinger

New York Yankees, MLBDB pick

Sonny Gray

Boston Red Sox, MLBDB pick

Line Score

New York Yankees 9, Boston Red Sox 2: BOS 4 hits, NYY 14 hits; BOS 1 error, NYY 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Boston Red Sox	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	4	1
New York Yankees	0	0	0	1	1	6	1	0	x	9	14	0

Box Score

Batting

Willson Contreras led Boston Red Sox with 2 hits and 1 home run and 1 RBI.

Boston Red Sox batting
Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR
Jahmai JonesDH	4	0	0	0	0	2	0
Adley RutschmanC	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
Willson Contreras1B	2	1	2	1	2	0	1
Wilyer AbreuRF	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
Ceddanne RafaelaCF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Caleb Durbin3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
Nick Sogard2B	3	1	1	1	0	1	1
Trevor StorySS	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
Nate EatonLF	2	0	1	0	0	1	0
Jarren DuranPH/LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	31	2	4	2	2	8	2

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

New York Yankees batting
Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR
Ben RiceDH	4	1	1	0	1	1	0
Cody BellingerLF	5	1	2	4	0	1	1
Luis García Jr.1B	5	1	3	1	0	1	1
Spencer JonesRF	5	1	1	0	0	4	0
George Lombard Jr.SS	4	1	1	1	0	2	0
Jazz Chisholm Jr.2B	3	2	2	0	1	0	0
Trent GrishamCF	3	1	2	0	1	0	0
Austin WellsC	3	1	1	2	0	0	0
Ryan McMahon3B	3	0	1	1	0	1	0
Paul GoldschmidtPH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
José Caballero3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	36	9	14	9	3	10	2

Pitching

Sonny Gray went 4.2 innings for Boston Red Sox (5 SO, 2 ER); Max Fried went 6.0 innings for New York Yankees (6 SO, 1 ER).

Pitching lines
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Boston Red Sox
Sonny Gray	4.2	6	2	2	0	5	1
Erik Miller	0.1	2	0	0	0	0	0
Garrett Crochet	0.0	3	4	4	0	1	0
Garrett Whitlock	1.1	3	3	3	3	1	1
Alec Gamboa	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Aroldis Chapman	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0
New York Yankees
Max Fried	6.0	3	1	1	1	6	1
Will Warren	1.2	1	1	1	0	1	1
Brent Headrick	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
David Bednar	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0

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

B4
Home Run Luis García Jr. homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field. BOS 0, NYY 1
B5
Single Cody Bellinger singles on a line drive to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. Austin Wells scores. Ben Rice to 2nd. BOS 0, NYY 2
T6
Home Run Umpire reviewed (home run), call on the field was upheld: Willson Contreras homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field. BOS 1, NYY 2
B6
Single George Lombard Jr. singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela. Spencer Jones scores. BOS 1, NYY 3
B6
Sac Fly Austin Wells out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Nate Eaton. George Lombard Jr. scores. Jazz Chisholm Jr. to 3rd. BOS 1, NYY 4
B6
Groundout Ryan McMahon grounds out softly, third baseman Caleb Durbin to first baseman Willson Contreras. Jazz Chisholm Jr. scores. Trent Grisham to 2nd. BOS 1, NYY 5
B6
Home Run Cody Bellinger homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field. Trent Grisham scores. Ben Rice scores. BOS 1, NYY 8
T7
Home Run Nick Sogard homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. BOS 2, NYY 8
B7
Single Austin Wells singles on a ground ball to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela. Jazz Chisholm Jr. scores. Trent Grisham to 3rd. BOS 2, NYY 9

Play-by-Play

All 73 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

T9
Strikeout Caleb Durbin strikes out swinging. BOS 2, NYY 9
T9
Pop Out Ceddanne Rafaela pops out to second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. BOS 2, NYY 9
T9
Flyout Wilyer Abreu flies out to right fielder Spencer Jones. BOS 2, NYY 9
T9
Walk Willson Contreras walks. BOS 2, NYY 9
B8
Strikeout Spencer Jones strikes out swinging. BOS 2, NYY 9
B8
Strikeout Luis García Jr. strikes out swinging. BOS 2, NYY 9
B8
Strikeout Cody Bellinger strikes out swinging. BOS 2, NYY 9
T8
Flyout Adley Rutschman flies out to right fielder Spencer Jones. BOS 2, NYY 9
T8
Flyout Jahmai Jones flies out to right fielder Spencer Jones in foul territory. BOS 2, NYY 9
T8
Flyout Jarren Duran flies out to center fielder Trent Grisham. BOS 2, NYY 9
B7
Lineout Ben Rice lines out to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela. BOS 2, NYY 9
B7
Flyout Paul Goldschmidt flies out to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. BOS 2, NYY 9
B7
Single Austin Wells singles on a ground ball to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela. Jazz Chisholm Jr. scores. Trent Grisham to 3rd. BOS 2, NYY 9
B7
Walk Trent Grisham walks. BOS 2, NYY 8
B7
Walk Jazz Chisholm Jr. walks. BOS 2, NYY 8
B7
Groundout George Lombard Jr. grounds out, second baseman Nick Sogard to first baseman Willson Contreras. BOS 2, NYY 8
T7
Strikeout Trevor Story strikes out swinging. BOS 2, NYY 8
T7
Home Run Nick Sogard homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. BOS 2, NYY 8
T7
Groundout Caleb Durbin grounds out, shortstop George Lombard Jr. to first baseman Luis García Jr. BOS 1, NYY 8
T7
Pop Out Ceddanne Rafaela pops out to first baseman Luis García Jr. in foul territory. BOS 1, NYY 8
B6
Strikeout Spencer Jones strikes out swinging. BOS 1, NYY 8
B6
Single Luis García Jr. singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. BOS 1, NYY 8
B6
Home Run Cody Bellinger homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field. Trent Grisham scores. Ben Rice scores. BOS 1, NYY 8
B6
Intent Walk Garrett Whitlock intentionally walks Ben Rice. BOS 1, NYY 5
B6
Groundout Ryan McMahon grounds out softly, third baseman Caleb Durbin to first baseman Willson Contreras. Jazz Chisholm Jr. scores. Trent Grisham to 2nd. BOS 1, NYY 5
B6
Sac Fly Austin Wells out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Nate Eaton. George Lombard Jr. scores. Jazz Chisholm Jr. to 3rd. BOS 1, NYY 4
B6
Single Trent Grisham singles on a bunt ground ball to third baseman Caleb Durbin. George Lombard Jr. to 3rd. Jazz Chisholm Jr. to 2nd. BOS 1, NYY 3
B6
Single Jazz Chisholm Jr. singles on a ground ball to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. George Lombard Jr. to 2nd. BOS 1, NYY 3
B6
Single George Lombard Jr. singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela. Spencer Jones scores. BOS 1, NYY 3
B6
Strikeout Yankees challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Spencer Jones strikes out swinging. Spencer Jones to 1st. Wild pitch by pitcher Garrett Crochet. BOS 1, NYY 2
T6
Flyout Wilyer Abreu flies out to center fielder Trent Grisham. BOS 1, NYY 2
T6
Home Run Umpire reviewed (home run), call on the field was upheld: Willson Contreras homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field. BOS 1, NYY 2
T6
Flyout Adley Rutschman flies out to second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. BOS 0, NYY 2
T6
Flyout Jahmai Jones flies out to center fielder Trent Grisham. BOS 0, NYY 2
B5
Single Luis García Jr. singles on a line drive to left fielder Nate Eaton. Ben Rice out at home on the throw, left fielder Nate Eaton to catcher Adley Rutschman. Cody Bellinger to 2nd. BOS 0, NYY 2
B5
Single Cody Bellinger singles on a line drive to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. Austin Wells scores. Ben Rice to 2nd. BOS 0, NYY 2
B5
Single Ben Rice singles on a ground ball to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. Austin Wells to 3rd. BOS 0, NYY 1
B5
Strikeout Ryan McMahon strikes out swinging. BOS 0, NYY 1
B5
Forceout Austin Wells grounds into a force out, second baseman Nick Sogard to shortstop Trevor Story. Trent Grisham out at 2nd. Austin Wells to 1st. BOS 0, NYY 1
B5
Single Trent Grisham singles on a ground ball to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. BOS 0, NYY 1
T5
Strikeout Nate Eaton strikes out swinging. BOS 0, NYY 1
T5
Pop Out Trevor Story pops out to shortstop George Lombard Jr. in foul territory. BOS 0, NYY 1
T5
Strikeout Nick Sogard strikes out swinging. BOS 0, NYY 1
B4
Grounded Into DP Jazz Chisholm Jr. grounds into a double play, first baseman Willson Contreras to shortstop Trevor Story to first baseman Willson Contreras. Spencer Jones out at 2nd. Jazz Chisholm Jr. out at 1st. BOS 0, NYY 1
B4
Strikeout George Lombard Jr. strikes out swinging. BOS 0, NYY 1
B4
Single Spencer Jones singles on a line drive to left fielder Nate Eaton. BOS 0, NYY 1
B4
Home Run Luis García Jr. homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field. BOS 0, NYY 1
T4
Flyout Caleb Durbin flies out to left fielder Cody Bellinger. BOS 0, NYY 0
T4
Flyout Ceddanne Rafaela flies out to center fielder Trent Grisham. BOS 0, NYY 0
T4
Strikeout Wilyer Abreu strikes out swinging. BOS 0, NYY 0
T4
Walk Willson Contreras walks. BOS 0, NYY 0
B3
Groundout Cody Bellinger grounds out to first baseman Willson Contreras. BOS 0, NYY 0
B3
Flyout Ben Rice flies out to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. BOS 0, NYY 0
B3
Single Ryan McMahon singles on a ground ball to shortstop Trevor Story. BOS 0, NYY 0
B3
Pop Out Austin Wells pops out to shortstop Trevor Story. BOS 0, NYY 0
T3
Groundout Adley Rutschman grounds out, third baseman Ryan McMahon to first baseman Luis García Jr. BOS 0, NYY 0
T3
Strikeout Jahmai Jones called out on strikes. BOS 0, NYY 0
T3
Double Nate Eaton doubles (1) on a fly ball to center fielder Trent Grisham. BOS 0, NYY 0
T3
Groundout Trevor Story grounds out, pitcher Max Fried to first baseman Luis García Jr. BOS 0, NYY 0
B2
Flyout Trent Grisham flies out to shortstop Trevor Story. BOS 0, NYY 0
B2
Single Jazz Chisholm Jr. singles on a line drive to shortstop Trevor Story. BOS 0, NYY 0
B2
Strikeout George Lombard Jr. called out on strikes. BOS 0, NYY 0
B2
Strikeout Spencer Jones called out on strikes. BOS 0, NYY 0
T2
Flyout Nick Sogard flies out to left fielder Cody Bellinger. BOS 0, NYY 0
T2
Flyout Caleb Durbin flies out to center fielder Trent Grisham. BOS 0, NYY 0
T2
Groundout Ceddanne Rafaela grounds out, second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. to first baseman Luis García Jr. BOS 0, NYY 0
B1
Lineout Luis García Jr. lines out sharply to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. BOS 0, NYY 0
B1
Groundout Cody Bellinger grounds out, second baseman Nick Sogard to first baseman Willson Contreras. BOS 0, NYY 0
B1
Strikeout Ben Rice strikes out swinging. BOS 0, NYY 0
T1
Flyout Wilyer Abreu flies out to center fielder Trent Grisham. BOS 0, NYY 0
T1
Single Willson Contreras singles on a line drive to right fielder Spencer Jones. BOS 0, NYY 0
T1
Strikeout Adley Rutschman called out on strikes. BOS 0, NYY 0
T1
Strikeout Jahmai Jones called out on strikes. BOS 0, NYY 0

AL Wild Card Game 2: New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox, September 30, 2026

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Box Score

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