Cam Schlittler tossed eight strong innings to lead the New York Yankees to a 4-2 win over the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on Thursday evening, completing their first series sweep there since September 2021. The victory marked New York's sixth straight win. Boston's top prospect Payton Tolle struck out 11 in a strong season debut but could not secure the victory.
The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox 4-2 on Thursday at Fenway Park, sweeping the three-game series amid a heated rivalry. Yankees right-hander Cam Schlittler, a native of nearby Walpole, Massachusetts, earned the win with eight innings pitched. He allowed two runs—one earned—on four hits, striking out five and walking one, with his parents John and Christine watching from field-level seats. This performance followed his outing that helped eliminate Boston in last October's AL Wild Card Series Game 3. Red Sox top prospect Payton Tolle made his season debut after promotion from Triple-A Worcester, replacing Sonny Gray who went on the injured list with a right hamstring strain. The 23-year-old left-hander struck out a career-high 11 over six innings on 93 pitches, allowing one run on three hits and one walk. Tolle opened by fanning the first five Yankees batters—Amed Rosario, Aaron Judge, Ben Rice, Giancarlo Stanton and Randal Grichuk—a feat not seen from a Red Sox pitcher against New York since Casey Fossum in 2002. Jazz Chisholm Jr. gave the Yankees a 1-0 lead with his first home run of the season, a 333-foot solo shot around Pesky's Pole in the fifth. Carlos Narváez answered with a solo homer over the Green Monster, putting Boston ahead 2-1. The Yankees rallied in the seventh for three runs against relievers Danny Coulombe and Greg Weissert, highlighted by Cody Bellinger's pinch-hit two-run single and Aaron Judge's RBI single.
