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Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees, Game 1 of the AL Wild Card Series

MLBALWC · Game 1 · NYY lead series 1-0
Red Sox
0-1 in series
0-9
Final
Yankees
1-0 in series
Yankee Stadium
TV: Sportsnet
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Who won: Yankees 9-0

The New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 9-0 in Game 1 of the AL Wild Card Series on Tuesday, September 29, 2026 at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees lead the series 1-0. The Yankees outscored the Red Sox 5-0 in the 8th inning. Ben Rice went 4-for-5 with 2 home runs and 6 RBI for the Yankees.

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 19.5Ben RiceDH
  2. 28.0Cam SchlittlerSP
  3. 37.6George Lombard Jr.SS
  4. 47.5Austin WellsC
  5. 57.0Spencer JonesCF
  6. 66.7Trevor StorySS
  7. 76.7Payton TolleSP
  8. 86.7Paul BlackburnRP
  9. 96.7John SchreiberRP
  10. 106.6Greg WeissertRP
  11. 116.6Paul Goldschmidt1B
  12. 126.6Ryan McMahon3B

Team stats

BOSNYY
3Hits12
0Home runs2
0RBI8
1Walks5
11Strikeouts4
10.13ERA0.00
161Pitches146

Player of the game

Ben Rice

NYY · 4-5, 2 HR, 2B, 6 RBI

9.5

Win probability

100%NYY final
BOSNYY

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Play by play

  1. Top 9thWillson Contreras

    Struck out swinging

    Contreras struck out swinging.

    W. Contreras · 0-4

  2. Top 9thAdley Rutschman

    Grounded out to shortstop

    Rutschman grounded out to shortstop.

    A. Rutschman · 1-4

  3. Top 9thAndruw Monasterio

    Flied out to right

    Monasterio flied out to right.

    A. Monasterio · 0-2

  4. Top 9thJohn Schreiber

    Schreiber relieved Blackburn

  5. Top of the 9th inning
  6. Bot 8thTrent Grisham

    Lined out to center

    Grisham lined out to center.

    T. Grisham · 0-1

  7. HOME RUNBot 8th
    Ben Rice

    2-run homer! 408 ft to center

    B. Rice · 4-5, 2 HR, 6 RBI

    Rice homered to center (408 feet), McMahon, Jones, and Goldschmidt scored.

    BOS 0 - 9 NYY
  8. Bot 8thPaul Goldschmidt

    Walked

    Goldschmidt walked, Jones to second, McMahon to third.

    P. Goldschmidt · 0-3

  9. RUN SCORESBot 8th
    Austin Wells

    Hit sacrifice fly to right, Lombard Jr. scored

    A. Wells · 2-3, 2 RBI

    Wells hit sacrifice fly to right, Lombard Jr. scored.

    BOS 0 - 5 NYY
  10. Bot 8thBrayan Bello

    Bello relieved Olds

  11. Bot 8thSpencer Jones

    Walked

    Jones walked.

    S. Jones · 1-3

  12. Bot 8thAnthony Volpe

    Hit sacrifice bunt to third

    Volpe hit sacrifice bunt to third, McMahon to second, Lombard Jr. to third.

    A. Volpe · 1-3

  13. Bot 8thRyan McMahon

    Walked

    McMahon walked, Lombard Jr. to second.

    R. McMahon · 0-1

  14. Bot 8thGeorge Lombard Jr.

    Singled to center

    Lombard Jr. singled to center.

    G. Lombard Jr. · 3-4

  15. Bottom of the 8th inning
  16. Top 8thCaleb Durbin

    Flied out to center

    Durbin flied out to center.

    C. Durbin · 0-3

  17. Top 8thTrevor Story

    Doubled to left

    Story doubled to left.

    T. Story · 1-3

  18. Top 8thJarren Duran

    Grounded out to shortstop

    Duran grounded out to shortstop.

    J. Duran · 0-2

  19. Top 8thNick Sogard

    Grounded out to first

    Sogard grounded out to first.

    N. Sogard · 0-3

  20. Top 8thNYY

    Jones in right field

    Jones in right field.

  21. Top 8thNYY

    Grisham in center field

    Grisham in center field.

  22. Top of the 8th inning
  23. Bot 7thCody Bellinger

    Flied out to center

    Bellinger flied out to center.

    C. Bellinger · 1-4

  24. RUN SCORESBot 7th
    Luis Garcia Jr.

    García Jr. grounded into double play, Wells scored

    L. Garcia Jr. · 0-1

    García Jr. grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Wells scored, Rice out at second, Goldschmidt to third.

    BOS 0 - 4 NYY
  25. Bot 7thWyatt Olds

    Olds relieved Gamboa

This seriesNYY lead series 1-0

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