Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees: Final Score & Recap

The New York Yankees handled the Boston Red Sox with ease on September 29, 2026, at Yankee Stadium, winning 9-0 behind a dominant pitching performance and a decisive late offensive surge. The DiamondIQ model entered the game with the Yankees holding a 54% home win probability, a figure that climbed steadily before reaching 100% by the final out. Boston managed just three hits and committed no errors, but the offense never generated any meaningful threat against a Yankee pitching staff that controlled the game from start to finish.

The pivotal sequence came in the bottom of the fifth inning, when Ben Rice launched a home run off Red Sox reliever Erik Miller, a swing worth plus 11.7% in win probability and the single most impactful offensive play of the night. Rice finished as the game's top offensive performer with a total WPA of plus 14.3% and a RE24 of plus 5.2, anchoring the Yankees lineup throughout. Earlier, Austin Wells contributed a key single in the second inning off Payton Tolle worth plus 7.6% in win probability, and the Red Sox further damaged their own chances in the top of the seventh when Ceddanne Rafaela grounded into a double play off Paul Blackburn, costing Boston 7.8% in win probability. The Yankees then broke the game open with a five-run eighth inning to push the final margin to nine.

On the mound, Cam Schlittler was the game's most valuable pitcher by a wide margin, posting a WPA of plus 26.3% to lead all players in that category. Paul Blackburn added plus 9.7% WPA, and Payton Tolle contributed plus 9.5% while the Red Sox rotation and bullpen surrendered 12 hits across the contest. Boston's Spencer Jones grounded into a double play in the fourth inning off Tolle worth minus 8.2% in win probability, compounding an already difficult night for the visiting lineup that never found a way to put runs on the board.