Red Sox at Yankees - Aug. 21, 2025
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The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox will renew their rivalry on Thursday, opening a four-game series at Yankee Stadium that has obvious playoff implications. The Yankees enter Thursday with a 1 ½ game lead over the Red Sox for the American League's top wild card spot.
In the ninth inning, an error — the fourth of the night by the Yankees — committed by first baseman Paul Goldschmidt, preceded a crucial two-run home run by Boston rookie Roman Anthony off New York reliever Yerry De Los Santos.
Rookie Roman Anthony hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning and drove in three runs in a memorable Yankee Stadium debut and the Boston Red Sox survived struggles at the plate for a 6-3 victory over the New York Yankees on Thursday night.
Thursday was the 109th game Alex Cora has managed against Aaron Boone since they took their respective jobs in 2018. The Sox manager knew his team had to take advantage of a tired opponent.
The Yankees committed four errors and left 10 runners on base in their 6-3 loss to the Red Sox on Thursday night at Yankee Stadium.
After calling up highly rated prospects Roman Anthony and Marcelo Mayer in June, the Red Sox added another prospect Thursday when they recalled outfielder Jhostynxon Garcia from Triple-A Worcester. Garcia was called up to replace Wilyer Abreu,
The Red Sox are 6-1 against the Yankees this year. One more win will clinch the season series, which would be the playoff-seeding tiebreaker if the clubs finish with the same record.
“Boston is expected to call up Jhostynxon Garcia, their No. 3 prospect and the No. 77 overall per MLB Pipeline, a source told MLB.com's Ian Browne,” the article stated. “The club has not confirmed the news.”
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