As soon as once more, the Boston Purple Sox embarrassed the New York Yankees on Saturday afternoon at Yankee Stadium. The Purple Sox received their eighth consecutive sport towards their rival (BOS 12, NYY 1), the primary time they’ve accomplished that in a single season since 2009. It’s only Boston’s third eight-game profitable streak over the Yankees in its historical past.
“I do not like dropping to them,” Yankees supervisor Aaron Boone instructed reporters, together with the New York Put up, following Friday’s loss. “I do not like dropping to anybody. They’ve had our quantity right here for a stretch.”
Saturday’s sport was barely nearer than the ultimate rating signifies. The Yankees have been inside putting distance till the Purple Sox put up seven runs within the prime of the ninth inning to ice the sport. Ace lefty Garrett Crochet had his method with the Yankees, putting out 11 batters in seven innings of one-run ball. David Hamilton, Carlos Narváez, and Trevor Story every had three hits for the Purple Sox.
The Yankees have scored one run on a Giancarlo Stanton solo homer within the final two video games. The Purple Sox have outscored them 48-21 through the eight-game dropping streak, and it is 25-7 over the earlier 5 video games. The Yankees are 1-8 towards Boston this season and are 4-15 towards the Purple Sox and Toronto Blue Jays, the 2 groups they’re trailing within the AL East.
Listed here are Boston’s three eight-game profitable streaks over New York:
- 9 video games: Sept. 28, 2008 to June 11, 2009
- 8 video games: Sept. 20, 2000 to July 16, 2021
- 8 video games: June 25, 2025 to current (lively streak)
The Purple Sox had a 17-game profitable streak towards New York spanning 1911-12, although the Yankees weren’t the Yankees but. They have been nonetheless the New York Highlanders on the time. The Highlanders grew to become the Yankees in 1913.
Saturday’s win improved the Purple Sox to 71-59 on the season. They’ve a 1 ½ sport lead over the Yankees for the highest wild card spot, although it is successfully 2 ½ video games as a result of the Purple Sox received the season sequence and maintain the tiebreaker. The AL East title remains to be in play for the Purple Sox, too. They’re 4 ½ video games behind Toronto within the division.
As ugly because the head-to-head sequence with the Purple Sox has been, the Yankees are nonetheless 69-60 on the season, and comfortably in a wild card spot. They’ve a three-game lead over the Kansas Metropolis Royals for a postseason berth whereas additionally holding the tiebreaker, so it is a four-game lead, for all intents and functions.
The Yankees and Purple Sox will wrap up this four-game sequence Sunday night time within the Bronx. Righty Dustin Might (7-9, 4.59 ERA) and Carlos Rodón (13-7, 3.24 ERA) are the scheduled starters. The 2 groups will wrap up the season sequence with three video games at Fenway Park from Sept. 12-14.
