Yankees now face elimination

After wins for the Tigers and Cubs in the first two games of the day, the Yankees were visited by the Red Sox. It was the start of an eagerly awaited series.

Max Fried versus Garrett Crochet: it looked promising.

It was the Yankees who struck first early in the game. Anthony Volpe, who has had a difficult season and has recently got back on track, hit a long ball early in the game.

If he has a good series, he'll redeem his season.

Volpe strikes first pic.twitter.com/SfsLVxEJYq

– New York Yankees (@Yankees) September 30, 2025

After that, the two big starting pitchers took control of the game. Hook gave up no more runs in 7.2 innings of work… and Max Fried gave up nothing at all in 6.1 innings of work.

Fried, who was 102 pitches and in control, was pulled with the bases empty… and as is too often the case in the playoffs, the arrival of the reliever had a “when the cat's away, the mice will dance” effect for the other side's offense. Before long, it was 2-1 to Boston.

MASA FOR THE LEAD. pic.twitter.com/7XvBcAs5vP

– Red Sox (@RedSox) October 1, 2025

Trevor Story and Alex Bregman then added to the lead by scoring a third run of the game. This confirmed the Red Sox victory in the first game of the series… even if the Red Sox got hot at the end of the game. #ButsRemplis

Tomorrow night, the Yankees face elimination at home.

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