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FinalFinal lineupsAL East

Boston Red Sox 0, New York Yankees 1

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:15 PM ET · Yankee StadiumGame-day snapshot Aug 28, 10:15 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 11, 5:01 AM ET
T-Score55
Boston Red Sox
87–75 · 3rd AL East · T-Score 55
0
0–1
FINAL
New York Yankees
93–68 · 2nd AL East · T-Score 65
1
T-Score65
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherYankeesSchlittler leads Sandoval in P-Score (84 vs 47), WHIP and K/9.
Offense vs handYankeesNew has produced the stronger offense against left-handed pitching.
BullpenEvenThe two bullpens have produced similar season ERA and WHIP.
Recent formYankeesNew has won 7 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.
PowerYankeesNew has 183 home runs this season, 47 more than Boston.

Starting pitchers

BOS
Patrick Sandoval LHP
Patrick Sandoval
Boston Red Sox
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.54
168th
WHIP
1.76
218th
K/9
9.30
51st
BB/9
4.08
188th
P-Score47i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.13
46th
OPS/R
–
IP
39.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
5.26
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
NYY
Cam Schlittler RHP
Cam Schlittler
New York Yankees
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
2.16
5th
WHIP
0.96
6th
K/9
10.99
8th
BB/9
2.11
35th
P-Score84i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.80
25th
OPS/R
–
IP
158.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
1.13
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
7
How the starters differ
·Schlittler allows fewer baserunners, with a 0.96 WHIP compared with 1.76.
·Schlittler enters with a 2.16 ERA compared with Sandoval's 4.54.
·Schlittler owns a 11.0 K/9 compared with Sandoval's 9.3.
·Schlittler has produced a quality start in 60% of outings versus 20%.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricSandovalSchlittlerNote
Career vs opponent– ERA, 4 GS0.96 ERA, 3 GSCareer history against this opponent.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Sandoval arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Changeup26%83.5
Four-seam22%93.5
Slider22%86.8
Sinker19%93.9
Sweeper5%80.6
Curveball5%75.7
Schlittler arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam44%98.0
Cutter26%94.6
Sinker19%97.8
Curveball10%86.3
Slider1%89.6

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Sox vs RHP (Cam Schlittler)
22nd
in MLB
0.711OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Yankees vs LHP (Patrick Sandoval)
8th
in MLB
0.733OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Boston Red SoxOfficial lineupvs RHP Cam Schlittler
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Schlittler (BvP)
1Nick SogardS2B53.7275.693No MLB historyNo history
2Ceddanne RafaelaRCF59.76516.7433-for-8Very small sample
3Wilyer AbreuLRF73.77324.7351-for-7Very small sample
4Willson ContrerasR1B80.90227.8781-for-9Very small sample
5Adley RutschmanSC63.74113.7991-for-3Very small sample
6Caleb DurbinR3B52.71013.7162-for-8Very small sample
7Mickey GasperSDH69.82310.9020-for-4Very small sample
8Jarren DuranLLF51.62720.6332-for-9Very small sample
9Anthony SeiglerS2B49.7273.7842-for-4Very small sample
1Nick Sogard 2B · S.255 / .727 · 5 HRvs hand .693 · No MLB history · No history53H-Score2Ceddanne Rafaela CF · R.285 / .765 · 16 HRvs hand .743 · 3-for-8 · Very small sample59H-Score3Wilyer Abreu RF · L.248 / .773 · 24 HRvs hand .735 · 1-for-7 · Very small sample73H-Score4Willson Contreras 1B · R.275 / .902 · 27 HRvs hand .878 · 1-for-9 · Very small sample80H-Score5Adley Rutschman C · S.242 / .741 · 13 HRvs hand .799 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample63H-Score6Caleb Durbin 3B · R.248 / .710 · 13 HRvs hand .716 · 2-for-8 · Very small sample52H-Score7Mickey Gasper DH · S.251 / .823 · 10 HRvs hand .902 · 0-for-4 · Very small sample69H-Score8Jarren Duran LF · L.207 / .627 · 20 HRvs hand .633 · 2-for-9 · Very small sample51H-Score9Anthony Seigler 2B · S.247 / .727 · 3 HRvs hand .784 · 2-for-4 · Very small sample49H-Score
New York YankeesOfficial lineupvs LHP Patrick Sandoval
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Sandoval (BvP)
1Paul GoldschmidtR1B60.765181.0121-for-3Very small sample
2Ben RiceLDH85.89741.789No MLB historyNo history
3Cody BellingerLLF70.76717.7611-for-3Very small sample
4Heliot RamosRLF60.71613.8752-for-3Very small sample
5Trent GrishamLCF67.70318.6910-for-4Very small sample
6George Lombard Jr.RSS46.6997.733No MLB historyNo history
7Jazz Chisholm Jr.L2B60.71119.6540-for-2Very small sample
8José CaballeroRSS41.65514.6462-for-6Very small sample
9Austin WellsLC51.62414.453No MLB historyNo history
1Paul Goldschmidt 1B · R.252 / .765 · 18 HRvs hand 1.012 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample60H-Score2Ben Rice DH · L.264 / .897 · 41 HRvs hand .789 · No MLB history · No history85H-Score3Cody Bellinger LF · L.264 / .767 · 17 HRvs hand .761 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample70H-Score4Heliot Ramos LF · R.245 / .716 · 13 HRvs hand .875 · 2-for-3 · Very small sample60H-Score5Trent Grisham CF · L.211 / .703 · 18 HRvs hand .691 · 0-for-4 · Very small sample67H-Score6George Lombard Jr. SS · R.237 / .699 · 7 HRvs hand .733 · No MLB history · No history46H-Score7Jazz Chisholm Jr. 2B · L.231 / .711 · 19 HRvs hand .654 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample60H-Score8José Caballero SS · R.231 / .655 · 14 HRvs hand .646 · 2-for-6 · Very small sample41H-Score9Austin Wells C · L.186 / .624 · 14 HRvs hand .453 · No MLB history · No history51H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseBOSBOS·NYYNYY
AVG.245 13th.235 26th
OPS.717 19th.720 12th
Home runs163 26th223 2nd
Runs689 23rd739 10th
OBP.319 12th.311 24th
SLG.398 20th.409 6th
PitchingBOSBOS·NYYNYY
1stMLB rank30th
ERA3.54vs3.23
BOSNYY
WHIP1.23vs1.17
BOSNYY
K/98.7vs9.1
BOSNYY
HR Allowed153vs165
BOSNYY
BullpenBOSBOS·NYYNYY
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA3.26vs3.32
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.19vs1.20
no league rank
Saves46vs45
BOSNYY
ResultsBOSBOS·NYYNYY
+33311th
Run differential
+3735th
87–75 Record93–68
7–3 Last 107–3
Last 10 games
Boston Red Sox (7–3)
L
W
W
W
W
W
L
W
W
L
New York Yankees (7–3)
L
W
L
W
L
W
W
W
W
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
9—4
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Sox?+
Patrick Sandoval (4.54 ERA, 1–2) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Yankees?+
Cam Schlittler (2.16 ERA, 11–6) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
7:15 PM ET at Yankee Stadium.
Where is the game being played?+
Yankee Stadium, home of the New York Yankees.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Sox and Yankees performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Yankees 4–9 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Patrick Sandoval is at 47; Cam Schlittler is at 84. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.