The Yankees offense was overmatched again by Brayan Bello — as well as Aroldis Chapman, who closed out the game in the ninth.

Brayan Bello’s emergence, one of the underplayed stories of the season so far for the Red Sox, took center stage under the bright lights of Yankee Stadium on Friday night. Facing off against Yankees ace Max Fried,

A squirrel ran onto the field during Friday night's game between the Yankees and the Red Sox and caused a brief delay. The fast-moving mammal emerged from an area behind the plate in the fourth inning and stopped behind Boston rookie Jhostynxon Garcia’s left foot as the outfielder took a timeout and adjusted his batting gloves.

The squirrel emerged near the Red Sox dugout on the third-base line, running into Boston’s rookie outfielder Jhostynxon Garcia before making his way to the mound. Fried then stood and watched the squirrel make himself at home, standing for a few moments on the dirt before scampering off toward first base.

The Yankees survived a sloppy second inning in which they committed three errors, limiting the damage to one run. They wriggled out of a bases-loaded, none-out jam in the fifth, surrendering just a sacrifice fly.

El dominicano Brayan Bello lanzó siete entradas permitiendo sólo tres hits y los Medias Rojas de Boston superaron el viernes 1-0 a los Yankees

Baseball's most storied rivalry writes yet another chapter on Friday as the New York Yankees host the Boston Red Sox in the Bronx. The two teams are separated by just half a game in both the AL East and Wild Card,

The New York Yankees face the Boston Red Sox on Friday, Aug. 22, 2025 (8/22/25) at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx.