Boston Red Sox’s Carlos Narvaez heads for home plate following his solo home run in the bottom of the first inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Jim Davis)
Boston Red Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet throws during a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Jim Davis)
New York Yankees starting pitcher Will Warren reacts on the mound during the bottom of the first inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Jim Davis)
Boston Red Sox’s Carlos Narvaez, back right, rounds third base after hitting a solo home run in the bottom of the first inning off New York Yankees tarting pitcher Will Warren, front left, in the first inning of a baseball game Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Jim Davis)
Carlos Narváez’s solo HR caps 6-run 1st, Garrett Crochet fans 12 and Red Sox hold off Yanks 6-4
BOSTON (AP) — Carlos Narváez’s solo homer capped a six-run first inning against Will Warren, Garrett Crochet matched his season high with 12 strikeouts and the Boston Red Sox held off the New York Yankees for a 6-4 victory on Sunday night to avoid a three-game sweep.
Boston Red Sox’s Carlos Narvaez heads for home plate following his solo home run in the bottom of the first inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Jim Davis)
BOSTON (AP) — Carlos Narváez’s solo homer capped a six-run first inning against Will Warren, Garrett Crochet matched his season high with 12 strikeouts and the Boston Red Sox held off the New York Yankees for a 6-4 victory on Sunday night to avoid a three-game sweep.
Boston stopped a three-game losing streak and moved within 1 1/2 games behind New York for the AL’s top wild card. The second-place Yankees dropped four games behind AL East-leading Toronto.
Romy Gonzalez hit an RBI double, and Alex Bregman and Nathaniel Lowe each had a run-scoring single in the big inning when the initial five Boston batters had hits.
Crochet (16-5) allowed three runs and five hits in six innings, walking one. Aroldis Chapman pitched the ninth for his 30th save in 32 chances as Boston finished with a 9-4 advantage in the season series.
Judge hit Crochet’s 97.6 mph fastball over Boston’s bullpen, slicing it to 6-3 in the fifth. In the series opener, the Yankees slugger hit his 362nd career homer,
Warren (8-7) lasted five innings, giving up 10 hits.
Key moment
Garrett Whitlock gave up Judge’s single off the Green Monster leading off the eighth but struck out the next three batters.
Key stat
The Red Sox were 1 for 15 with runners in scoring position in the first two games before going 3 for 3 in their first three at-bats.
Up next
Yankees: LHP Carlos Rodón (16-8, 3.11 ERA) is set to start Monday night in Minnesota against Twins RHP Simeon Woods Richardson (6-4, 4.58).
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Red Sox: Athletics LHP Jeffrey Springs (10-11, 4.28) starts Tuesday night’s series opener at Fenway Park
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