After scoring a come-from-behind victory in 10 innings to tie the series, the New York Yankees will look to beat their home rivals the Boston Red Sox for the second straight game when their weekend series concludes on Sunday night.
The Yankees racked up 16 hits and scored the final five runs to win 11-8 on Saturday. Aaron Judge went 4-for-4 with three RBI, including a home run, to take the lead after the game was tied in the fifth inning.
“This is the kind of atmosphere I want when I come to Fenway Park,” Judge said. “I enjoy being at these games. I enjoy living these moments.”
The Yankees could add a new addition to their rivalry with the Red Sox on Sunday after acquiring versatile forward Jazz Chisholm Jr. from Miami, but manager Aaron Boone said it’s unclear when the player will be available to play with the team.
“Very talented, very athletic, has speed, has power,” Boone said of Chisholm, who could become New York’s leadoff hitter. “Seems versatile, can play a lot of places. I’ve only seen him from afar, but he’s obviously a very talented young player.”
New York pitcher Carlos Rodon (10-7, 4.42 ERA), who is scheduled to start on Sunday, was winless in six straight games but dominated Tampa Bay on Monday, allowing just two hits and one run over seven innings and striking out a season-high 10 batters.
Prior to his last game, Rodon had not won since June 10 against Kansas City.
“I think I used my fastball a little bit more. I used a little bit more movement. The more I did it, the more I got used to it,” Rodon said after Monday’s game win over the effective adjustments. “I just went out there and did it. It worked.”
Sunday will be Rodon’s eighth career start against the Red Sox. The left-hander is 2-4 with a 4.05 ERA in head-to-head starts since a loss at Boston on June 15. He gave up seven hits and five runs in five innings while striking out seven batters.
The Red Sox are 2-6 since the All-Star break, allowing an average of 8.4 runs per game in that span.
“It’s kind of like opening day,” coach Alex Cora said earlier this week. “If we’re 1-4 or whatever it is, it’s a big deal.”
Kenley Jansen and the relievers lost the lead late in the game Saturday with strikeouts, and Tyler O’Neill went 3-for-4 with 4 RBIs, including two game-winning homers, his third multi-home run game in six games.
Red Sox right-hander Tanner Hauck (8-6, 2.71 ERA), who is scheduled to start on Sunday, did not have a bearing on the outcome of the game at Yankee Stadium on July 5, giving up three runs (one earned) on two hits and four walks in 3 1/3 innings. This was his first start against New York this season after three starts in 2023.
The 28-year-old first-time All-Star has pitched six innings in two straight games since last facing the Yankees. On July 11, he allowed just two hits in a 7-0 win over Oakland. On Monday against Colorado, Hack gave up four runs on 10 hits but left a runner on third base to tie the game. He ultimately lost after 12 innings, but the game went down to nowhere.
“I was a little tired in the third inning (after giving up four runs),” Hack said of his last outing, “but I eventually bounced back and pitched the rest of the way, got through six innings, held them off and we were able to tie the game a little later. But overall, I just didn’t feel great.”
Hawk has appeared in 13 games against the Yankees (8 as a starter) with a record of 3 wins and 2 losses with an ERA of 2.11.
