The Red Sox couldn't finish off their four-game sweep in the Bronx on Sunday night. Dustin May allowed three homers and didn't get through the fifth inning.

The New York Yankees face the Boston Red Sox on Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025 (8/24/25) at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx.

The New York Yankees hinted at the possibility of replacing troubled shortstop Anthony Volpe with a conspicuous trade deadline acquisition. That deadline acquis

The Yankees (69-60) may also be getting desperate. They have lost eight of nine games this season against the Red Sox (71-59), who hold the top wild-card spot over them by two games. The Yankees hold the second wild-card position.

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The Red Sox (+142 underdog on the moneyline) are away versus the Yankees (-169). The starting pitchers are Carlos Rodon (13-7) for the New York Yankees, and Dustin May (7-9) for the Boston Red Sox. These squads play again after the Red Sox's 12-1 victory over the Yankees yesterday.

"Watching the way this team has been playing lately, predictable would also apply." Adding to the concerns after the game was a harsh update from Yankees captain Aaron Judge, who is recovering from an elbow injury and has been limited to a designated hitter role since returning from the injured list.

Yankees fans didn’t even bother. Usually they’ll slam into action as a unit and cheer loudly when another team’s fan base is making their presence felt in the Bronx. As they watched the Yankees humiliate themselves in the ninth inning on Saturday afternoon — a seven-run frame that turned another bad loss against their rivals into a 12-1 laugher — those fans were silent,

The Boston Red Sox have smoked the New York Yankees all season, and captain Aaron Judge is understandably frustrated/