Red Sox Sweep Yankees, Surge Past .500

The Boston Red Sox completed a three-game sweep of the New York Yankees at Fenway Park, their first sweep of New York since August 2023, and climbed above .500 for the first time since late May. Brayan Bello pitched a career-best seven shutout innings with eight strikeouts, outdueling Yankees ace Max Fried, who allowed two runs over seven innings. Trevor Story drove in Boston's first run, and Rafael Devers hit his 15th homer of the season, also his 500th career extra-base hit. Yankees star Aaron Judge struggled, going 1-for-12 with nine strikeouts and grounding into a crucial double play. The Yankees, aiming to increase their AL East lead, saw it shrink as Boston won five of their first six meetings this season. The Red Sox have now won five straight games, while the Yankees' offense faltered, being shut out for the third time this year.