The Yankees salvaged the final game of a four-game series against the Boston Red Sox on Sunday night by winning 7-2.
Here are the takeaways…
–Trent Grisham and Jazz Chisholm Jr. each had themselves a day, finishing a combined 4-for-6 with four home runs and six RBI. Chisholm got New York started with a two-run shot in the second inning before Grisham joined in with a solo bomb in the third.
Grisham added another homer to lead off the sixth inning to put the Yanks up 5-0 after Jose Caballero had a sacrifice fly in the fifth. Chisholm hit his second of the night in the bottom of the eighth to make it 7-2.
The home runs gave Grisham and Chisholm 25 and 24 home runs, respectively, on the season — good for second and tied for third on the team, behind Aaron Judge (40).
–Carlos Rodon earned the victory, improving to 14-7 on the season with 5.2 innings pitched, allowing just one hit and two earned runs while striking out three and walking five. It was a crucial bounce-back performance for the Yankees' rotation.
Still, Rodon's 24 walks since the All-Star break are the most by any MLB pitcher during that span.
-Sunday's win marked the Yankees first against Boston this season, as the team had previously lost eight consecutive games to the Red Sox to begin the season, being outscored 48-22 over that stretch. The Yankees entered this series with a disappointing 1-8 record against Boston in 2025.
-In a notable lineup decision, Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe was removed from the starting lineup, with manager Aaron Boone citing his 1-for-28 slump and league-leading 17 errors as factors in the decision. Caballero started at shortstop in Volpe's place.
-Boston managed only five hits in the loss, with their lone offensive highlight coming in the sixth inning when Nathaniel Lowe delivered a two-run single to center field, scoring Alex Bregman and Romy González. Dustin May took the loss for Boston, falling to 7-10 after allowing five earned runs on five hits over 4.1 innings.
Game MVP: Trent Grisham and Jazz Chisholm Jr.
They both get the honor after hitting two home runs each.
Highlights
Trent Grisham deep into the night! pic.twitter.com/SF8HyhEiyQ
— Yankees Videos (@snyyankees) August 24, 2025
Trent Grisham has liftoff again! pic.twitter.com/UgJdPojWa3
— Yankees Videos (@snyyankees) August 25, 2025
Jazz for the second time! pic.twitter.com/ghGnDqNHRG
— Yankees Videos (@snyyankees) August 25, 2025
What's next
The Yankees continue their homestand with a three-game series against the Washington Nationals starting on Monday night. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.
RHP Cam Schlittler (1-2, 3.22 ERA) goes up against RHP Brad Lord (4-6, 3.46 ERA).
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