Let me take you Behind the Blog™ for a moment. The Defector staff is currently assembled in a top-secret location, and a bunch of us were crammed into Lauren's room to watch the end of Red Sox-Yankees. Ben Rice hit a grand slam in the eighth to make it 9-0 New York, his second homer of the game and to nearly the same part of the park. I mustered all of my formidable wit and floated to the assembled bloggers a potential headline: Ben Twice . Everyone groaned at my shit. Pearls before swine. I'l...
The Red Sox are up against the wall. Cam Schlittler, once again, shoved against the Red Sox in game one, throwing 117 pitches in a 6.1-inning shutout before handing it over to the bullpen. Paul Blackburn and John Schreiber shut the door, keeping the Red Sox off the scoreboard to win game one, 9-0. Coming […]
The New York Yankees took a commanding step toward the ALDS with a 9-0 Game 1 win over the Boston Red Sox in the American League Wild Card Series despite the absence of injured captain Aaron Judge. However, what appeared to be a blowout on the scoreboard was actually a tightly contested game through seven […]
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If anyone was curious how the New York Yankees would win in the playoffs without Aaron Judge, the answer for at least one game is to have Cam Schlittler and Ben Rice make MLB history.
After taking the first game of the series in dominant fashion, the Yankees look to take care of business tonight in the Bronx. The Bombers hand the ball to veteran lefty and ace Max Fried. What can Fried do to follow up on Schlittler’s gem in the opener and send Boston home for the winter? […]
It was just about 13 months ago. In his Yankee Stadium debut, Roman Anthony delivered a standout performance, capping the night with a crucial two-run home run in the top of the ninth inning to seal the Red Sox victory. His stat line read 2-for-5, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, 1 BB, and 1 […]
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Game 1 of the wild-card series between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday was supposed to be tense and tight. Ben Rice, however, apparently skipped the script and wrote one of his own. Rice delivered a memorable performance to help the Yankees crush the Red Sox, 9-0, at Yankee Stadium. […]
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The Yankees didn’t need one more reason to enjoy beating Boston. Ben Rice gave them six. He went 4-for-5 with […]
Aaron Judge was left off the New York Yankees’ roster for the AL Wild Card Series against the Boston Red Sox due to a strain in his right calf. However, that did not have any major impact on Game 1 as the Yankees opened the Wild Card series with a 9-0 win. The game was […]
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Happy Wednesday, OTM! If you’re reading this, that means the sun did rise once again after a horrific game one loss to the New York Yankees last night. My question to you today is simple: do you still believe? The offense is putrid, Roman Anthony is hurt again, and the Yankees have Max Fried lined […]
The likely AL Cy Young winner dominated, and the All-Star slugger broke the game open with a pair of homers.
The New York Yankees hosted a reported crowd of 48,437 fans Tuesday night as they began their chase for a 28th World Series title with a 9-0 win over the Boston Red Sox in Game 1 of the American League Wild Card Series. But once the 2026 postseason wraps up, it’s unclear when Yankee Stadium’s […]
Last year, Cam Schlittler put in one of the most memorable Yankees’ playoff pitching performances of the century in Game 3 of the AL Wild Card Series against the Red Sox. With the series tied at one and everything at stake, he went eight innings, striking out 12 batters while scattering a couple hits and […]
Roman Anthony being pulled early with an injury vs. the Yankees in Game 1 began in the Red Sox season finale.
The New York Yankees opened their American League Wild Card Series with a 9-0 win over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday at Yankee Stadium, and designated hitter Ben Rice was at the center of the offensive explosion. The 27-year-old went 4-for-5 with two home runs, a double, an RBI single and six RBIs. Rice’s […]
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A team of destiny will prevail, once we figure out which destiny.
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For much of the week or so building up to the beginning of the MLB playoffs, there was a lot of chatter going on about the postseason format and how goofy it was (to use a kind word) for the second-best team in the American League to be shunted to a Wild Card Series while […]
MLB Trade Rumors | Charlie Wright: The big news prior to last night’s matchup with the Boston Red Sox was the expected, yet nonetheless somewhat disappointing, news that Aaron Judge would be left off the Wild Card roster. The right fielder, dealing with a “moderate” right calf strain, will not be eligible to return until […]
From Bryan Hoch: Cam Schlittler and Ben Rice spent their early years surrounded by everything Red Sox, only
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The New York Yankees hardly broke a sweat in their blowout win against the Boston Red Sox, 9-0, in Game 1 of their wild-card series on Tuesday at Yankee Stadium. Ben Rice was one of the main actors, hitting two dingers, including a grand slam in the eighth inning, and driving in six runs. Cam […]
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All September, we watched the Red Sox half-heart their way through the month. Guys got days off, pitchers were pushed back, bullpen arms were saved, and the general intensity of all the games flat out sucked, especially as a late season product where historically there’d be a race to get into or improve playoff positioning. […]
When Payton Tolle was competing to make the Boston Red Sox roster during spring training, the 6-foot-6 left-handed starting pitcher dropped an old and incredibly amusing phrase to describe how he was approaching the situation. “Fight like your the third monkey trying to get on The Ark and it’s starting to rain.” This admirable resilience […]
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New York Yankees catcher Austin Wells reflected on the experience of guiding Cam Schlittler through a dominant Game 1 start against the Boston Red Sox in Tuesday’s 9-0 victory at Yankee Stadium. Wells had a front-row view of Schlittler’s command throughout the night, helping guide a game plan that kept the Red Sox scoreless and […]
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The Yankees crushed the Red Sox in a 9-0 rout in Game 1 of the Wild Card Series, putting Boston in immediate do-or-die mode in the best-of-three series. The chances of a comeback will be more difficult if Roman Anthony isn’t available, and his status is now in question after an early exit in Game […]
After holding things down for the better part of five innings, Payton Tolle watched his night come to an end in Game 1 of the Wild Card Series between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees at just 83 pitches. Discussing the loss and how it felt to be pulled so early, Tolle admitted […]
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