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The New York Yankees face the Boston Red Sox on Friday, Aug. 22, 2025 (8/22/25) at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx.
The Yankees don't inspire fear in anyone these days, certainly not the Red Sox, who have beaten them six times in a row.
In a highly anticipated meeting between a pair of AL East rivals, the Yankees got more shoddy work from their bullpen and made four errors.
Braydon Fisher is in for Borucki as the new pitcher for the Blue Jays. He quickly strikes out Anthony Volpe, Ryan McMahon and Trent Grisham to keep the Blue Jays within one run still. You can definitely feel the tension in Yankee Stadium. This is a pivotal moment in the season of both these sides.
The Yankees had every reason to be frustrated with umpire Brian Walsh on Wednesday against the Astros. Out of Walsh's 21 missed calls in the game, 15 went against New York — including the final call of the game on Jazz Chisholm.
As the regular season nears its conclusion, teams like the New York Yankees find themselves in a position where losing is simply not an option.
The Toronto Blue Jays have to do a better job protecting their pitch grips, as the New York Yankees proved on Sunday.