Max Fried and New York Yankees Defeat Boston Red Sox 5-3

Max Fried and the Yankees defeated the Red Sox today, 5-3. The ace of the Yankees’ pitching staff, Fried, pitched well enough for the Yankees today that they were able to control the potent Red Sox batting order and win the game.

The Yankees are now assured of leaving Boston with at least a 1.5-game lead over the Red Sox, and will go for the sweep tomorrow on ESPN. The Yankees and Fried are likely to face these Red Sox in the wild-card round of the American League playoffs. Since the Red Sox hold the tie-breaker over the Yankees, the Yankees must finish ahead of the Red Sox in the standings. Do you think the Yankees and the Red Sox will play each other in the playoffs?

Lineups: As Max Fried Gets Big Win

The Boston Red Sox had Romy Gonzalez leading off, and he was the first baseman. Alex Bregman was the third baseman and batted second. Trevor Story was the shortstop and batted third. Rob Refsnyder was the left fielder and batted fourth. He moved to right field. Carlos Narvaez was the designated hitter and batted fifth. Nathaniel Lowe pinch-hit for him and stayed in the game as the designated hitter.

Nate Eaton was the right fielder and batted sixth. Jarren Duran pinch-hit for him and played left field. Nick Sogard was the second baseman and batted seventh. Connor Wong was the catcher and batted eighth. Connor Wong pinch-hit for him, and Ali Sánchez came in to play catcher. Ceddanne Rafaela was the center fielder and batted ninth. 

For the Yankees, Trent Grisham played center fielder and led off. Ben Rice was the first baseman and batted second. Paul Goldschmidt came in for him defensively. Aaron Judge was the designated hitter and batted third.  Cody Bellinger was the right fielder and batted fourth. Jazz Chisholm Jr. was the second baseman and batted fifth.

Jasson Dominguez was the second baseman and batted sixth. Austin Slater came in to play left field. Jose Caballero was the shortstop and batted seventh. Austin Wells was the catcher and batted Eighth.  Ryan McMahon was the third baseman and batted ninth. 

News and Notes

This was an important win for the Yankees. They used a six-inning start from Fried and some timely hitting to defeat the Red Sox. They are now assured of leaving Boston with an all-important lead, and they will go for the sweep tomorrow.

Chisholm Jr. rounded the bases after a deep drive that cleared the visitors’ bullpen in right field, part of a three runs batted in afternoon today to help power a victory over the Red Sox. Yet the Yankees’ infielder may have saved his biggest swings for after the game. After securing a 5-3 win that nudged them closer to the finish line of a gauntlet against playoff contenders, Chisholm Jr. declared his Yankees the American League’s team to beat, saying these two games at Fenway Park represented a statement.

Game Reaction

Judge did not hit a home run in this game. He remains in fourth place overall, by himself, on the Yankees’ all-time home run list. Also, he was the designated hitter in this game, and Giancarlo Stanton got the game off. Yankee Relief Pitcher, Fernando Cruz, surrendered a solo home run for the second game in a row. He has been nasty this season, but he must stop allowing the long ball. The Yankees need him in the playoffs. Judge and Bellinger both had two hits for the Yankees, and Chisholm Jr. had three.

Scoring Summary

In the first inning, Bellinger hit a sacrifice fly, and Grisham scored. The Yankees led 1-0.  Then Chisholm Jr. singled and Rice scored. The Yankees led 2-0. In the third inning, Chisholm Jr. was at it again. He singled, and Judge scored. The Yankees led 3-0.

In the fifth inning, Chisholm Jr. hit a solo home run. It was 4-0 Yankees.  In the fifth inning, Bregman hit a solo home run. It was 4-1 Yankees. In the sixth inning, Wong singled, and Eaton scored. It was 4-2 Yankees. In the eighth inning, Duran hit a solo home run. The Yankees led 4-3. In the ninth inning, the Yankees got a crucial insurance run when Bellinger doubled and Judge scored. The Yankees led 5-3, which was the final score of the game.

Conclusion

Fried pitched well today for the fourth game in a row. Fried only allowed two runs through six innings. He allowed one run in the fifth inning and one in the sixth inning, when the wheel came off a bit, and he tired a bit.  Then, Fried turned it over to the bullpen, and Yankees’ fans held their breath. This was an important win for the Yankees.