Boston Red Sox @ New York Yankees

ALWC - Game 1

Boston Red SoxRed SoxBOS

87-75, 46-35 Away

NYY -140

New York YankeesYankeesNYY

93-68, 46-34 Home

30.8

69.2

According to ESPN Analytics

SeasonCareer vs C. Schlittler

hitters	H-AB	HR	RBI	SB	AVG
R. AnthonyDH	52-212	5	15	2	.245
A. RutschmanC	88-364	13	60	0	.242
W. Contreras1B	123-448	27	81	3	.275
W. AbreuRF	148-597	24	76	8	.248
C. RafaelaCF	153-541	16	70	17	.283
N. Sogard2B	61-239	5	19	1	.255
J. DuranLF	114-551	20	69	21	.207
T. StorySS	59-251	5	29	5	.235
C. Durbin3B	126-508	13	64	20	.248

Yankee Stadium

8:00 PM, September 29, 2026Coverage: NBC

Gametime Weather

Bronx, New York

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Nate Tomlinson
First Base Umpire - Scott Barry
Second Base Umpire - John Libka
Third Base Umpire - Mark Wegner
Left Field Umpire - John Tumpane
Right Field Umpire - Emil Jimenez

Yankees and Red Sox, who produce some of baseball's most memorable melodrama, meet in playoffs again

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Sep 28, 2026, 09:05 pm - AP

BOS

Pitchers

NYY

Payton TolleLHP, #70

Cam SchlittlerRHP, #31

Player	W-L	ERA	WHIP	IP	H	K	BB	HR
P. Tolle	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
C. Schlittler	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--

BOS

NYY

Home Runs

Willson Contreras1B #40 - BOS

27HR

.275AVG

81RBI

Ben RiceDH #22 - NYY

41HR

.264AVG

97RBI

Batting Average

Ceddanne RafaelaCF #3 - BOS

.283AVG

.319OBP

.442SLG

Cody BellingerLF #35 - NYY

.264AVG

.338OBP

.429SLG

Runs Batted In

Willson Contreras1B #40 - BOS

81RBI

27HR

.275AVG

Ben RiceDH #22 - NYY

97RBI

41HR

.264AVG

Boston Red Sox

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Johan Oviedo SP	60-Day IL	Sep 29
Anthony Seigler 2B	10-Day IL	Sep 29
Kristian Campbell OF	7-Day IL	Sep 29
Masataka Yoshida DH	10-Day IL	Sep 29
Zack Kelly RP	60-Day IL	Sep 29

New York Yankees

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Ryan Weathers SP	15-Day IL	Oct 3
Aaron Judge RF	10-Day IL	Oct 3
Clarke Schmidt SP	15-Day IL	Oct 6
Fernando Cruz RP	60-Day IL	Oct 24
Kervin Castro RP	60-Day IL	Feb 1

team	AVG	R	H	HR	OBP	SLG	ERA	WHIP	BB	K	OBA	Day
BOS	.245	689	1326	163	.319	.397	3.54	1.23	469	1398	.241	0-0
NYY	.235	739	1250	223	.311	.409	3.24	1.17	488	1450	.224	0-0

Red Sox Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
9/27/26	vsCHC	L6-2
9/25/26	vsCHC	W2-0
9/25/26	vsCHC	W4-3
9/24/26	vsCLE	L1-0
9/23/26	vsCLE	W1-0

Yankees Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
9/25/26	vsBAL	W6-3
9/25/26	vsBAL	L10-2
9/24/26	vsTB	W6-4
9/23/26	vsTB	W9-2
9/22/26	vsTB	L6-1

Data is currently unavailable.

2026-09-30T00:00ZOpenMLTotalRL

Boston Red SoxRed SoxBOS

(87-75)

(87-75, 46-35 Away)

(87-75)

Payton Tolle

o6.5

-119

New York YankeesYankeesNYY

(93-68)

(93-68, 46-34 Home)

(93-68)

Cam Schlittler

-142

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Red Sox
Yankees

Game 1

9/29

NBC

Red Sox
Yankees

Game 2

9/30

NBC

Red Sox
Yankees

Game 3

10/1

NBC

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Tampa Bay	98	64	.605	-	L1
New York	93	68	.578	4.5	W1
Boston	87	75	.537	11	L1
Baltimore	79	82	.491	18.5	L1
Toronto	79	83	.488	19	W1

Mattingly's call to Duran in 7th backfires in Phillies' loss

Don Mattingly wanted the Phillies' best reliever on the mound as early as possible in the opener of a best-of-three NL Wild Card Series against the Braves, but the move backfired when All-Star closer Jhoan Duran allowed a three-run homer in a Game 1 loss.

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Boston Red Sox @ New York Yankees

Yankees and Red Sox, who produce some of baseball's most memorable melodrama, meet in playoffs again

Probable Pitchers

Payton TolleLHP, #70

Cam SchlittlerRHP, #31

Willson Contreras1B #40 - BOS

Ben RiceDH #22 - NYY

Ceddanne RafaelaCF #3 - BOS

Cody BellingerLF #35 - NYY

Willson Contreras1B #40 - BOS

Ben RiceDH #22 - NYY

Injury Report

Team Stats

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