New York Yankees 3-6 Boston Red Sox
NEW YORK — The New York Yankees watched their five-game winning streak crumble Thursday night at Yankee Stadium, falling victim to defensive breakdowns and clutch hitting from a promising prospect in a 6-3 defeat to the Boston Red Sox.
Roman Anthony, appearing at Yankee Stadium for the first time, provided the crushing blow with a two-run blast in the ninth off Yerry De Los Santos. The homer came after Paul Goldschmidt’s fielding mistake, New York’s fourth error of the evening, created the opportunity. Anthony collected three RBI total, adding a run-producing single in the sixth frame. He now owns five career long balls.
Ninth-Inning Collapse Dooms Yankees
Following Luke Weaver’s (3-4) seventh-inning struggle when he allowed a go-ahead RBI double to Nathaniel Lowe, Boston’s relief corps shut down the Yankees completely. Greg Weissert (5-4) dominated through 1 1/3 scoreless frames. Aroldis Chapman finished the job in the ninth, earning his 23rd save by striking out Giancarlo Stanton to end the contest.
Defensive Disasters Plague New York
The Yankees endured a frustrating evening of squandered opportunities and fundamental failures. Ben Rice, despite earlier homering and tripling, committed a throwing error that enabled Ceddanne Rafaela to cross home with Boston’s opening run. New York’s four total errors directly contributed to multiple unearned runs.
Goldschmidt’s RBI single in the third temporarily knotted the score at 2-2. His ninth-inning defensive lapse ultimately determined the Yankees’ downfall.
Mound Struggles Continue
Luis Gil made his fourth appearance since recovering from a lat strain, grinding through five innings while surrendering two runs (one earned) on four hits. Command problems persisted as he issued five free passes.
Lucas Giolito yielded three runs and five hits across 4 2/3 innings for Boston before the Red Sox bullpen assumed control, delivering 5 1/3 scoreless frames to secure victory.
Key Moment & Stat
Steven Matz entered during the seventh and immediately surrendered a triple to Rice. He regrouped to retire Goldschmidt and maintain Boston’s one-run advantage. That critical sequence proved decisive as the Yankees failed to mount a comeback.
The Yankees’ four defensive errors established a season-high total. The Red Sox managed only 3-for-19 with runners in scoring position but still captured victory thanks to New York’s defensive gifts.
Yankees roster
| hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| T. Grisham CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.246 | 0.349 | 0.458 |
| A. Judge DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.329 | 0.444 | 0.68 |
| C. Bellinger LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.272 | 0.325 | 0.496 |
| G. Stanton RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.303 | 0.384 | 0.625 |
| B. Rice C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.243 | 0.338 | 0.489 |
| J. Chisholm Jr. 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.239 | 0.335 | 0.472 |
| P. Goldschmidt 1B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.282 | 0.336 | 0.427 |
| R. McMahon 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.219 | 0.318 | 0.39 |
| A. Volpe SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.211 | 0.277 | 0.406 |
| pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| L. Gil | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 93-52 | 4.26 |
| C. Doval(B, 6) | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13-6 | 3.67 |
| M. Leiter Jr. | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-3 | 4.02 |
| L. Weaver(L, 3-4) | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 32-17 | 2.77 |
| T. Hill | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18-12 | 2.88 |
| Y. De los Santos | 1.1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16-13 | 2.45 |
Up Next
The Yankees turn to Max Fried (13-5, 3.26 ERA) Friday night seeking to level the series. The Red Sox respond with Brayan Bello (9-6, 3.23 ERA) for Game 2 of the four-game series in the Bronx.
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