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FinalFinal lineupsAL East

Boston Red Sox 2, New York Yankees 9

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:15 PM ET · Yankee StadiumGame-day snapshot Aug 29, 10:35 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 12, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score56
Boston Red Sox
87–75 · 3rd AL East · T-Score 56
2
2–9
FINAL
New York Yankees
93–68 · 2nd AL East · T-Score 63
9
T-Score63
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherEvenThe starters grade similarly overall, with no clear advantage across P-Score, ERA and WHIP.
Offense vs handEvenBoth offenses perform near the same level against the opposing starter's handedness.
LineupSoxThe confirmed Boston order includes 6 hitters with an OPS above .750 against left-handed pitching.
Recent formSoxBoston has been the better recent team, at 7–3 over the last 10.
PowerYankeesNew has 184 home runs this season, 47 more than Boston.

Starting pitchers

BOS
Alec Gamboa LHP
Alec Gamboa
Boston Red Sox
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
1.31
WHIP
0.97
K/9
6.10
BB/9
2.61
FIP
–
HR/9
0.44
OPS/R
–
IP
20.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.25
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
4
NYY
Max Fried LHP
Max Fried
New York Yankees
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
2.81
19th
WHIP
1.00
13th
K/9
8.24
102nd
BB/9
2.81
65th
P-Score70i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.21
3rd
OPS/R
–
IP
86.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.28
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
16
How the starters differ
·Fried strikes out 2.1 more batters per nine innings.
·Gamboa enters with a 1.31 ERA compared with Fried's 2.81.
·Fried averages 4.3 more innings per start.
·Gamboa has been more vulnerable to home runs, allowing 0.23 more per nine innings.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricGamboaFriedNote
Career vs opponent–0.00 ERA, 1 GSCareer history against this opponent.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Gamboa arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam42%95.5
Slider34%88.5
Sinker21%94.4
Curveball2%81.4
Changeup1%85.9
Fried arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Cutter23%91.8
Sinker21%93.1
Four-seam18%94.8
Curveball14%73.7
Sweeper12%79.8
Changeup12%85.6
Slider1%85.9

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Sox vs LHP (Max Fried)
7th
in MLB
0.735OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Yankees vs LHP (Alec Gamboa)
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 LHP Max Fried
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Fried (BvP)
1Jahmai JonesRDH48.6676.787No MLB historyNo history
2Ceddanne RafaelaRCF57.76516.8242-for-14Small sample
3Wilyer AbreuLRF73.77324.8951-for-3Very small sample
4Willson ContrerasR1B80.90227.9452-for-10Small sample
5Caleb DurbinR3B52.71013.6880-for-3Very small sample
6Andruw MonasterioRSS46.6666.8130-for-2Very small sample
7Nick SogardS2B53.7275.9202-for-3Very small sample
8Connor WongRC38.6564.7253-for-13Small sample
9Eli WhiteRCF40.6876.678No MLB historyNo history
1Jahmai Jones DH · R.206 / .667 · 6 HRvs hand .787 · No MLB history · No history48H-Score2Ceddanne Rafaela CF · R.285 / .765 · 16 HRvs hand .824 · 2-for-14 · Small sample57H-Score3Wilyer Abreu RF · L.248 / .773 · 24 HRvs hand .895 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample73H-Score4Willson Contreras 1B · R.275 / .902 · 27 HRvs hand .945 · 2-for-10 · Small sample80H-Score5Caleb Durbin 3B · R.248 / .710 · 13 HRvs hand .688 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample52H-Score6Andruw Monasterio SS · R.233 / .666 · 6 HRvs hand .813 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample46H-Score7Nick Sogard 2B · S.255 / .727 · 5 HRvs hand .920 · 2-for-3 · Very small sample53H-Score8Connor Wong C · R.233 / .656 · 4 HRvs hand .725 · 3-for-13 · Small sample38H-Score9Eli White CF · R.246 / .687 · 6 HRvs hand .678 · No MLB history · No history40H-Score
New York YankeesOfficial lineupvs LHP Alec Gamboa
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Gamboa (BvP)
1Trent GrishamLCF67.70318.691No MLB historyNo history
2Ben RiceLDH82.89741.7890-for-1Very small sample
3Heliot RamosRLF60.71613.8750-for-1Very small sample
4Luis García Jr.L1B78.83030.6520-for-2Very small sample
5Jazz Chisholm Jr.L2B60.71119.654No MLB historyNo history
6George Lombard Jr.RSS44.6997.733No MLB historyNo history
7Spencer JonesLCF63.742111.185No MLB historyNo history
8Austin WellsLC49.62414.453No MLB historyNo history
9José CaballeroRSS40.65514.646No MLB historyNo history
1Trent Grisham CF · L.211 / .703 · 18 HRvs hand .691 · No MLB history · No history67H-Score2Ben Rice DH · L.264 / .897 · 41 HRvs hand .789 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample82H-Score3Heliot Ramos LF · R.245 / .716 · 13 HRvs hand .875 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample60H-Score4Luis García Jr. 1B · L.277 / .830 · 30 HRvs hand .652 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample78H-Score5Jazz Chisholm Jr. 2B · L.231 / .711 · 19 HRvs hand .654 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score6George Lombard Jr. SS · R.237 / .699 · 7 HRvs hand .733 · No MLB history · No history44H-Score7Spencer Jones CF · L.245 / .742 · 11 HRvs hand 1.185 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score8Austin Wells C · L.186 / .624 · 14 HRvs hand .453 · No MLB history · No history49H-Score9José Caballero SS · R.231 / .655 · 14 HRvs hand .646 · No MLB history · No history40H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseBOSBOS·NYYNYY
AVG.245 14th.235 26th
OPS.717 18th.720 11th
Home runs163 26th223 2nd
Runs689 23rd739 9th
OBP.319 11th.311 24th
SLG.398 19th.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 ERA3.30vs3.18
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.20vs1.19
no league rank
Saves46vs45
BOSNYY
ResultsBOSBOS·NYYNYY
+33612th
Run differential
+3776th
87–75 Record93–68
7–3 Last 106–4
Last 10 games
Boston Red Sox (7–3)
W
L
L
W
W
W
W
W
L
W
New York Yankees (6–4)
L
W
L
W
L
W
L
W
W
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
10—4
14 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Sox?+
Alec Gamboa (1.31 ERA, 1–0) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Yankees?+
Max Fried (2.81 ERA, 4–4) 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 4–10 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
P-Score is available for one starter only.