Red Sox 4, Yankees 1

 

Things I didn't have on my June 2026 bingo card include the Red Sox winning three straight games against the Yankees in Fenway Park. And yet that's exactly what just happened today, with Boston beating New York, 4-1.

Yoshida homered in the first inning to get things going. Seigler followed suit with a homer of his own in the second. Contreras doubled the score in the third with a two-run double. Meanwhile, Bennett cruised for 6⅓ innings, giving up only three hits - unfortunately, one of them was a solo home run. The bullpen held the Yankees hitless the rest of the game, and Boston has now improbably clinched the win in the four-game home series.

Two things the Red Sox haven't done yet this year -  win four in a row, and sweep a team at home. They could accomplish both feats with a win tomorrow (7:20 pm).

Sonny Gray (9-1, 2.95), our winningest pitcher, takes the mound tomorrow. Gray was the winning pitcher in his last start against the Yankees, going 6⅓ innings in a 5-3 Boston win in the Bronx. He'll be opposed tomorrow by the Yanks' Carlos Rodón (4-2. 3.70), who hasn't yet faced the Sox this year, but is a career 5-6 versus Boston. Fun fact: Rodón had given up more home runs (13) to the Red Sox than any other MLB team he's faced.

Let's complete the sweep and show the world that the Yankees really and truly do suck.