The Red Sox have won two of the first four games of this important four-game set against the Yankees, who are now 1-7 vs. Boston in 2025.

If the Red Sox and Yankees are tied in the standings after 162 games, Friday’s win — and Boston’s overall dominance over New York this season — will loom large.

The Boston Red Sox know if they finish tied with the New York Yankees in the standings, they own the head-to-head tiebreaker. Now they would like to increase their lead over their rivals in the American League wild-card race.

Aroldis Chapman stepped up in the final inning as a reliever to help the Red Sox take down the Yankees 1-0 on Friday night.

Buehler, 31, has struggled mightily as a member of the Red Sox in 2025. The right-hander owns a 5.40 ERA, 1.56 WHIP and a 7-7 record through 110 innings pitched.

The scoreless stalemate was broken by Lowe. The newcomer continues to change games for the Red Sox. On Friday night, it was with a pinch-hit first-pitch double off Mark Leiter Jr., which opened the door for Wong to break the tie with an RBI double to the left-field corner in the top of the seventh. The Red Sox are 70-59.

Lefthander Steven Matz, a 34-year-old Stony Brook native, is a new member of the Red Sox after being traded by the Cardinals ahead of last month’s deadline. A career starter who spent his first six seasons with the Mets, Matz has transitioned to a relief role — at least for now.

Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora announced that he's moving long-time starting pitcher Walker Buehler to the bullpen.

Walker Buehler has said all the right things about his struggles for the Boston Red Sox this year. Unfortunately, he just never got the job done on the mound. B