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Boston Red Sox 2, New York Yankees 9

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

8:00 PM ET · Yankee StadiumGame-day snapshot Oct 2, 2:00 AM 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 · 9 innings
New York Yankees
93–68 · 2nd AL East · T-Score 63
9
T-Score63
FINAL · 9 innings
Pitching recap
PitcherTeamRoleIPHERBBKP
Sonny GrayBOS
StarterLoss
4.2620570
Max FriedNYY
StarterWin
6.0311698
Scoring by inning
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BOSBoston Red Sox000001100241
NYYNew York Yankees0001161009140
Top hitters
Cody Bellinger2-for-5 · 1 HR · 4 RBI
Luis García Jr.3-for-5 · 1 HR · 1 RBI
Willson Contreras2-for-2 · 1 HR · 1 RBI · 2 BB
Nick Sogard1-for-3 · 1 HR · 1 RBI
Austin Wells1-for-3 · 2 RBI · 1 R

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 handSoxBoston owns a .735 OPS vs LHP, 7th in MLB; New ranks 19th vs RHP.
LineupSoxBoston's official lineup includes 6 right-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenEvenThe two bullpens have produced similar season ERA and WHIP.
PowerYankeesNew has 223 home runs this season, 60 more than Boston.

Pregame contextStarting pitchers

BOS
Sonny Gray RHP
Sonny Gray
Boston Red Sox
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
2.72
16th
WHIP
1.15
54th
K/9
7.93
123rd
BB/9
2.45
49th
P-Score68i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.85
39th
OPS/R
–
IP
169.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.37
QUALITY
START %
80%
(4 of 5)
DAYS
REST
7
NYY
Max Fried LHP
Max Fried
New York Yankees
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
2.80
19th
WHIP
0.99
13th
K/9
8.31
103rd
BB/9
2.64
65th
P-Score70i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.32
3rd
OPS/R
–
IP
112.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.05
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
8
How the starters differ
·Fried allows fewer baserunners, with a 0.99 WHIP compared with 1.15.
·Fried allows the lower home-run rate: 0.32 vs 0.85 per nine.
·Gray has produced a quality start in 80% of outings versus 33%.
·Gray carries a 2.74 road ERA, compared with Fried's 3.42 mark at home.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Gray arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker22%92.0
Sweeper20%84.8
Cutter19%88.3
Four-seam17%91.5
Curveball16%79.6
Changeup6%86.2
Slow Curve0%74.1
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 RHP (Sonny Gray)
19th
in MLB
0.714OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineup strength vs today's starter

Weighted by batting-order spot. Season rates are regressed toward league average before they enter the model.

Updated Sep 30, 4:00 PM ET
BOSBOS
.731
−7 ptsOPS edge
NYYNYY
.738

Even matchup

Full lineup comparison

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 JonesRDH48.6676.7871-for-2Very small sample
2Adley RutschmanSC63.74113.6400-for-3Very small sample
3Willson ContrerasR1B76.90227.9452-for-10Small sample
4Wilyer AbreuLRF73.77324.8951-for-3Very small sample
5Ceddanne RafaelaRCF57.76516.8242-for-14Small sample
6Caleb DurbinR3B52.71013.6880-for-3Very small sample
7Nick SogardS2B51.7275.9202-for-3Very small sample
8Trevor StoryRSS34.6225.6364-for-19Small sample
9Nate EatonRLF—.5601.4712-for-3Very small sample
1Jahmai Jones DH · R.206 / .667 · 6 HRvs hand .787 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample48H-Score2Adley Rutschman C · S.242 / .741 · 13 HRvs hand .640 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample63H-Score3Willson Contreras 1B · R.275 / .902 · 27 HRvs hand .945 · 2-for-10 · Small sample76H-Score4Wilyer Abreu RF · L.248 / .773 · 24 HRvs hand .895 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample73H-Score5Ceddanne Rafaela CF · R.285 / .765 · 16 HRvs hand .824 · 2-for-14 · Small sample57H-Score6Caleb Durbin 3B · R.248 / .710 · 13 HRvs hand .688 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample52H-Score7Nick Sogard 2B · S.255 / .727 · 5 HRvs hand .920 · 2-for-3 · Very small sample51H-Score8Trevor Story SS · R.235 / .622 · 5 HRvs hand .636 · 4-for-19 · Small sample34H-Score9Nate Eaton LF · R.160 / .560 · 1 HRvs hand .471 · 2-for-3 · Very small sample—H-Score
New York YankeesOfficial lineupvs RHP Sonny Gray
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Gray (BvP)
1Ben RiceLDH82.89741.9613-for-7Very small sample
2Cody BellingerLLF67.76717.7751-for-2Very small sample
3Luis García Jr.L1B75.83030.9184-for-10Small sample
4Spencer JonesLCF63.74211.6463-for-6Very small sample
5George Lombard Jr.RSS44.6997.655No MLB historyNo history
6Jazz Chisholm Jr.L2B60.71119.7381-for-3Very small sample
7Trent GrishamLCF67.70318.7080-for-2Very small sample
8Austin WellsLC49.62414.6910-for-7Very small sample
9Ryan McMahonL3B50.63611.6621-for-11Small sample
1Ben Rice DH · L.264 / .897 · 41 HRvs hand .961 · 3-for-7 · Very small sample82H-Score2Cody Bellinger LF · L.264 / .767 · 17 HRvs hand .775 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample67H-Score3Luis García Jr. 1B · L.277 / .830 · 30 HRvs hand .918 · 4-for-10 · Small sample75H-Score4Spencer Jones CF · L.245 / .742 · 11 HRvs hand .646 · 3-for-6 · Very small sample63H-Score5George Lombard Jr. SS · R.237 / .699 · 7 HRvs hand .655 · No MLB history · No history44H-Score6Jazz Chisholm Jr. 2B · L.231 / .711 · 19 HRvs hand .738 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample60H-Score7Trent Grisham CF · L.211 / .703 · 18 HRvs hand .708 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample67H-Score8Austin Wells C · L.186 / .624 · 14 HRvs hand .691 · 0-for-7 · Very small sample49H-Score9Ryan McMahon 3B · L.213 / .636 · 11 HRvs hand .662 · 1-for-11 · Small sample50H-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 ERA3.31vs3.25
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.22vs1.22
no league rank
Saves46vs45
BOSNYY
ResultsBOSBOS·NYYNYY
+33612th
Run differential
+3776th
87–75 Record93–68
5–5 Last 105–5
Last 10 games
Boston Red Sox (5–5)
L
W
W
L
W
L
L
L
W
W
New York Yankees (5–5)
L
W
W
W
W
L
L
L
W
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
9—4
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Sox?+
Sonny Gray (2.72 ERA, 18–5) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Yankees?+
Max Fried (2.80 ERA, 5–5) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
8:00 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?+
Sonny Gray is at 68; Max Fried is at 70. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.