The Yankees erased a one-run deficit with a three-run seventh inning, beating the Red Sox 4-2 at Fenway Park to extend their winning streak to five games.
Cam Schlittler carried New York through eight innings, allowing four hits and one earned run while striking out five. The right-hander improved to 3-1 with a 1.77 ERA, working efficiently on 96 pitches to earn his third victory of the season.
The decisive seventh began with Cody Bellinger's two-run single that brought home Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Trent Grisham to give New York a 3-2 lead. Aaron Judge followed with an RBI single that scored Jose Caballero, with the run aided by a fielding error from right fielder Wilyer Abreu that allowed Judge to reach second safely.
Boston starter Payton Tolle matched Schlittler through six innings, striking out 11 while allowing just three hits and one run. His departure after 93 pitches proved costly as the Red Sox bullpen surrendered three runs in two-thirds of an inning. The home runs came early — Chisholm Jr. tied the game 1-1 with a 333-foot shot in the fifth, answered immediately by Carlos Narvaez's 383-foot blast to left center that restored Boston's lead.
New York improved to 15-9 and maintained first place in the division. Boston fell to 9-15, extending their losing streak to two games.