Major League Baseball

FINAL Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Boston Red Sox 2
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New York Yankees 9
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Match Report

Fried, Bellinger and García lead Yankees over Red Sox 9-2 for 2-game Wild Card Series sweep

— One year after rallying past the Red Sox to win an AL Wild Card Series, the New York Yankees battered Boston.

Full story at ESPN →

Top Performers

BOS

  • Jahmai Jones · ·
  • Adley Rutschman · ·
  • Willson Contreras · ·
  • Wilyer Abreu · ·

NYY

  • Ben Rice · ·
  • Cody Bellinger · ·
  • Luis Garcia Jr. · ·
  • Spencer Jones · ·

Recent Plays

  1. · 9th Inning
  2. · 9th Inning Durbin struck out swinging.
  3. · 9th Inning Pitch 5 : Strike 3 Swinging
  4. · 9th Inning Pitch 4 : Ball 2
  5. · 9th Inning Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
  6. · 9th Inning Pitch 2 : Ball 1
  7. · 9th Inning Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
  8. · 9th Inning David Bednar pitches to Caleb Durbin

Head to Head

NYY win series 2-0

Injuries

New York Yankees

  • Fernando Cruz 60-Day-IL
  • Clarke Schmidt 15-Day-IL
  • Kervin Castro 60-Day-IL

Boston Red Sox

  • Caleb Durbin Out
  • Garrett Whitlock Out
  • Roman Anthony Out
  • Tyron Guerrero Out
  • Masataka Yoshida Out

Lineups

NYY

  1. 22Ben RiceDH
  2. 35Cody BellingerLF
  3. 26Luis Garcia Jr.1B
  4. 78Spencer JonesRF
  5. 96George Lombard Jr.SS
  6. 13Jazz Chisholm Jr.2B
  7. 12Trent GrishamCF
  8. 28Austin WellsC
  9. 19Ryan McMahon3B

BOS

  1. 37Jahmai JonesDH
  2. 31Adley RutschmanC
  3. 40Willson Contreras1B
  4. 52Wilyer AbreuRF
  5. 3Ceddanne RafaelaCF
  6. 5Caleb Durbin3B
  7. 20Nick Sogard2B
  8. 10Trevor StorySS
  9. 18Nate EatonLF

MLB News

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