Yankees Beat Red Sox on Saturday to Close in on AL East Title

The New York Yankees took down their arch-rivals, the Boston Red Sox, 7-5 on Saturday, moving them one step closer to claiming their first American League East title since 2019. The win was a hard-fought one, with the Yanks overcoming a 5-5 tie in the seventh inning and holding off a late surge by the Red Sox.

For the Yankees, Aaron Judge went homerless for the fourth consecutive game, remaining just one shy of Roger Maris' American League record of 61. However, other members of the team picked up the slack. Gleyber Torres hit his 24th home run of the season, while Oswaldo Cabrera added a two-run shot in the fourth against Red Sox starter Nick Pivetta.

The Red Sox got on the board early thanks to homers from Triston Casas and Reese McGuire off Yankees starter Domingo Germán. However, the Yanks responded with three runs in the second inning, capped off by a two-run homer from Anthony Rizzo that broke a 5-5 tie.

Rays manager Kevin Cash praised his team's effort, saying, 'The ball took a pretty wicked hop on Yandy, and we just couldn't catch it. You got those types of hitters coming up, they can make you pay and they did.' Despite the loss, the Red Sox remain in contention for the playoffs, with 11 games remaining in their season.

For the Yankees, who have now won six straight and 10 of their last 12, Sunday's game marks the final contest of a four-game series against the Red Sox. They will then head to Toronto for three games before wrapping up their regular season schedule. With their current division lead of 8.5 games, the Yanks are well-positioned to claim their first AL East title since 2019.

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