New York Yankees’ Jazz Chisholm, Jr. gestures as he runs the bases after hitting a home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)
New York Yankees pitcher Max Fried throws during the third inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)
New York Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr., right, tags out Boston Red Sox’s Ceddanne Rafaela (3) on the front end of a double play during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)
New York Yankees’ Jazz Chisholm Jr., right, watches his home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)
Boston Red Sox’s Alex Bregman, right, celebrates after his home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)
Max Fried helps the Yankees beat the Red Sox 5-3 to strengthen playoff position
BOSTON (AP) — Max Fried earned his major league-leading 17th win and Jazz Chisholm Jr. had three hits — including a solo homer that moved him to the brink of the 30-30 club — leading the New York Yankees to a 5-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday.
New York Yankees’ Jazz Chisholm, Jr. gestures as he runs the bases after hitting a home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)
BOSTON (AP) — Max Fried earned his major league-leading 17th win and Jazz Chisholm Jr. had three hits — including a solo homer that moved him to the brink of the 30-30 club — leading the New York Yankees to a 5-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday.
Fried (17-5) permitted two runs and nine hits in 5 1/3 innings. He was working on a shutout before Alex Bregman went deep with two down in the fifth.
Jarren Duran hit a solo homer in the eighth for Boston, but the Yankees added one in the ninth against closer Aroldis Chapman when Aaron Judge singled, took second on a wild pitch and scored on Cody Bellinger’s double.
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David Bednar pitched the ninth for his 24th save.
Chisholm had his third straight multihit game and drove in three runs. He stole his 29th and 30th bases of the season on Friday night and needs one home run to become the third player in franchise history with at least 30 homers and 30 stolen bases. Alfonso Soriano (2002 and ’03) did it twice.
The Yankees tagged Brayan Bello (11-7) for two runs in the first, sending eight men to the plate and scoring on Bellinger’s sacrifice fly and Chisholm’s infield single.
Key moment
The Red Sox chased Fried in the sixth with three consecutive singles that cut the deficit to 4-2. But Luke Weaver came in and struck out Ceddanne Rafaela and Romy Gonzalez to end the inning.
Key stat
The Yankees have beaten Boston three games in a row since losing eight straight against their AL East rivals. With Saturday’s win, New York pulled 2 1/2 games ahead of Boston in the race for the AL’s top wild card, which would give the Yankees home-field advantage in a possible first-round matchup with the Red Sox.
Up next
Yankees RHP Will Warren (8-6) will face Boston LHP Garrett Crochet (15-5) in the series finale on Sunday.
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