Red Sox Rally Past Yankees 5-4 in 10 Innings for Four-Game Sweep

In a thrilling finish at Fenway Park, the Boston Red Sox rallied to defeat the New York Yankees 5-4 in ten innings, completing a four-game sweep of their longtime rivals. Jarren Duran delivered the winning blow with a single that capped a dramatic three-run rally in the tenth, following a tense ninth inning in which the Red Sox let a two-run lead slip away.

Boston’s starting pitcher, Sonny Gray, was in dominant form, carrying a no-hitter into the eighth inning against his former team. However, his bid was shattered when Amed Rosario connected for a single with one out. Gray’s impressive outing concluded with nine strikeouts, marking a career milestone as he reached 2,000 strikeouts.

The Yankees staged a comeback in the ninth, scoring twice against All-Star closer Aroldis Chapman, thanks in part to a costly throwing error by Wilyer Abreu, a two-time Gold Glove winner. This mistake allowed New York to tie the game at 2-2, setting the stage for a wild tenth inning.

In the top of the tenth, the Yankees took advantage of another error by Abreu, as Rosario’s sinking liner slipped out of his glove, allowing New York to score two runs and temporarily take a 4-2 lead. However, Boston wasn’t done yet. Anthony Seigler opened the bottom half of the inning with an RBI single, narrowing the deficit to 4-3. Pinch-hitter Masataka Yoshida followed with a double, and a sacrifice fly from Tsung-Che Chung tied the game at 4-4 while advancing Yoshida to third base.

With the Yankees shifting to a five-man infield, Duran found the gap with a line drive to right, sealing the victory for the Red Sox. This win marked Boston’s first four-game sweep of the Yankees at home since 2018 and signified their first four-game winning streak of the season, a much-needed boost for the last-place team.

Despite arriving at Fenway Park with the best record in the American League, the Yankees left a game behind the Tampa Bay Rays in the AL East standings. In a separate note, Yankees left-hander Ryan Weathers (3-5, 3.95 ERA) is set to face Detroit’s Casey Mize as New York heads home for a three-game series against the Tigers. Meanwhile, Boston’s Ranger Suarez (3-3, 2.83) will take the mound against Washington’s Andrew Alvarez to kick off their three-game set at Fenway Park.

Note: This recap is an independently written summary based on publicly available reporting.