Make New York Post a Preferred Source Heroes, zeros and the inside pitch from the Yankees’ 9-2 rout of the Red Sox in Game 2 of the wild-card series:
For a second straight night, a Yankee starting pitcher shut down the Red Sox, with Max Fried following Cam Schlittler with six innings of one-run ball.
Max Fried throws a pitch during the first inning of the Yankees’ 9-2 series-clinching blowout win over the Red Sox in their AL wild-card matchup on Sept. 30, 2026 at the Stadium. Robert Sabo for New York Post Zero Boston manager Chad Tracy lamented his team’s struggles on offense before the game, and they continued in the defeat, as they were held scoreless until the sixth inning.
After Luis García Jr. went deep to give the Yankees the lead in the fourth, it was Cody Bellinger’s three-run shot in the sixth that sealed the win in another lopsided victory.
26 ⅔: Just how bad was Boston’s lineup? Dating back to last year’s wild-card series, they went the equivalent of nearly three full games without scoring in the postseason.
“Look, with this group, I feel like it’s going to take everyone. So that’s my plan day in and day out. It’s going to be a little different potentially. And that phrase ‘all hands on deck’ certainly applies to us with our team right now.”
— Aaron Boone prior to the game on the contributions of his roster
