Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees
· Doubleheader - Game 2
2 - 9
Rice drives in 3 runs as Yankees beat Red Sox 9-2 to earn a doubleheader split
The Yankees pulled rookie shortstop George Lombard Jr. after the third inning with right knee discomfort. The 21-year-old tweaked his knee on a check swing in the second inning and took another at-bat before exiting.
Ceddanne Rafaela hit an RBI single in a four-run ninth as Boston beat New York 6-0 in the opener.
The Yankees evened the season series at six games apiece and moved three games ahead of the Red Sox for the AL’s top wild-card spot.
After Brent Headrick stranded Willson Contreras at third following the Boston first baseman’s triple, the Yankees had seven hits in the eighth and opened a 9-2 lead.
Rice hit a tying single in New York’s three-run third off Brayan Bello (5-7) and capped the big inning with a two-run single for New York’s 13th hit
Amed Rosario had an RBI single and Austin Wells added a two-run single as the Yankees scored nine runs for the fifth time since the All-Star break
Luis Garc a had three hits and added a bases-loaded groundout to give the Yankees the lead. Jazz Chisholm and rookie Spencer Jones added sacrifice flies as New York scored at least seven runs for the fourth time in its last seven games.
Coming off a second injured list stint due to a bone bruise in his left elbow, Max Fried allowed one run and three hits in 3 2/3 innings. The left-hander struck out four and walked one while throwing 63 pitches in his first start since Aug. 13.
Paul Blackburn stranded two in the sixth and Brent Headrick stranded Contreras at third in the eighth.
Nick Sogard homered for the Red Sox. After opener Alec Gamboa threw 18 pitches to five hitters, Bello permitted four runs and five hits in 4 1/3 innings
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Duran flied out to left. |
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9th Inning | Wong struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Sogard lined out to right. |
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9th Inning | Beck relieved Headrick |
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8th Inning | Bellinger grounded out to third. |
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8th Inning | Rice singled to center, Jones scored and Wells scored, Caballero to third. |
Statistics
 BOS |
 NYY |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Hit By Pitch | 1 |
| 7 | Ground Balls | 13 |
| 10 | Strikeouts | 5 |
| 2 | Runs Batted In | 9 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 6 | Hits | 13 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 3 |
| 2 | Walks | 1 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 2 | Runs | 9 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 2 |
| 33 | At Bats | 35 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 17 | Runners Left On Base | 17 |
| 1 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 0 |
| 16 | Fly Balls | 19 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 149 | Pitches | 154 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 2 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 12 | Total Bases | 13 |
| 36 | Plate Appearances | 39 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 3 | Extra Base Hits | 0 |
| 3.1 | Runs Created | 6.2 |
| .182 | Batting Average | .371 |
| .500 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .364 | Slugging Percentage | .371 |
| .242 | Secondary Average | .114 |
| .250 | On Base Percentage | .385 |
| .614 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .756 |
| 0.4 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.7 |
| 3.1 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 6.9 |
| 21.5 | Batter Rating | 52.0 |
| 33.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 4.14 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.95 |
| .182 | Isolated Power | .000 |
| 0.20 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.20 |
| .056 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .026 |
| .061 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.257 |
| 4.0 | Runs Produced | 18.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.4 | Patience Ratio | 0.4 |
| 0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.4 |
| 72.5 | MLB Rating | 98.0 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Bronx, New York
Attendance: 44,266 | Capacity:
2026 American League East Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tampa Bay |
- | 61 | L1 | 0.60897434 | 95 |
| New York |
5 | 66 | W1 | 0.5769231 | 90 |
| Boston |
11 | 72 | L2 | 0.53846157 | 84 |
 Toronto |
18.5 | 80 | L1 | 0.49044585 | 77 |
 Baltimore |
19.5 | 81 | W1 | 0.48407644 | 76 |