Overview
- The Yankees beat the Red Sox 16-1 on Sunday at Yankee Stadium, scoring nine runs in the eighth inning and finishing with 18 hits to secure the season series.
- Starter Will Warren delivered one of his best outings, going into the eighth with one run allowed and seven strikeouts, while Austin Wells hit two homers in the nine-run frame and Heliot Ramos added a three-run shot.
- Boston had activated Roman Anthony and Trevor Story before the game but still suffered a lopsided loss that moved New York four games clear of the Red Sox for the top AL wild-card position.
- In New York's other big-league action, the Astros beat the Mets 6-3 after LaMonte Wade Jr. hit a pinch-hit two-run homer and Mets rookie Zac Thornton’s quality start was undone by bullpen runs and a throwing error.
- With fewer than 30 games left, head-to-head results like Sunday’s raise the value of tiebreakers and put a premium on starting pitching, bullpen depth, defensive execution, and timely contributions from role players.