Yankees Defeat Red Sox 9-2 in Doubleheader Nightcap

The New York Yankees achieved a 9-2 victory against the Boston Red Sox in the second game of a split doubleheader on Saturday, evening the season series at six games each.

Ben Rice highlighted the Yankees' five-run eighth inning with a two-run single, contributing to a total of three RBIs for the night. The Yankees' offense was bolstered by Amed Rosario's run-scoring single and Austin Wells' two-run single, resulting in seven hits during the inning and 13 overall in the game.

New York initially took the lead with a three-run third inning, featuring an RBI from Rice and additional runs from Luis Garcia Jr. and Jazz Chisholm Jr. Max Fried, returning from injury, limited the Red Sox to one run over 3 2/3 innings. Boston's only run in the nightcap came from a homer by Nick Sogard in the third inning, while Willson Contreras added a triple in the eighth. George Lombard Jr. of the Yankees left the game due to right knee discomfort and will undergo imaging.