The game was decided early and never in doubt. Payton Tolle took the mound at Fenway Park and made the Yankees look overmatched from the first pitch, and Boston's offense gave him all the cushion he needed by the third inning. The Red Sox won 6-1, handing New York a loss in a game that felt settled long before the final out.
Tolle was the story. He worked seven innings, allowing just one hit, walking two, and striking out seven on 88 pitches. He did not allow a run. The Yankees, who entered at 48-32, managed nothing against him through seven frames. Tolle picks up his fourth win against five losses, carrying a 3.03 ERA.
Boston scored in the first when Willson Contreras singled to center and Wilyer Abreu scored. The Red Sox added two more in the second — Caleb Durbin scored on Tsung-Che Cheng's fielder's choice, and Anthony Seigler scored on Mickey Gasper's fielder's choice — then pushed the lead to 4-0 in the third when Contreras homered to left, a 418-foot shot. Connor Wong's sacrifice fly in the sixth brought Durbin home to make it 5-0. Contreras finished 2-for-3 with a walk, a home run, and 2 RBI on the night, now hitting .284 with 17 home runs and 48 RBI on the season.
Will Warren absorbed the loss for New York, lasting 5.2 innings and allowing 5 runs on 7 hits with 3 walks and no strikeouts on 90 pitches. He falls to 7-3 with a 3.64 ERA. The Yankees managed their lone run in the eighth when Anthony Volpe scored on Austin Wells' groundout, but Boston answered in the bottom half when Wong singled to left and Jarren Duran scored, setting the final at 6-1.
Boston improves to 33-46 with the win. New York drops to 48-32.