The Yankees (42-28), who entered the series off a three-game sweep of the Royals in Kansas City, were held to five hits on Sunday and have totaled five runs in their last four games. They have helped give life to the Red Sox (37-36), who have won eight of their last 10, including the last five against the Yankees.

Timing is everything in baseball, and as New York's chief competition is heating up, the Bronx Bombers are cooling off.

New York Yankees pitcher Clarke Schmidt had the best game of his career the other night against the Los Angeles Angels, pitching 7 2/3 innings without a single

When the Yankees acquired Stanton from the Marlins after the 2017 season, the deal included a minor leaguer named Jose Devers —Rafael’s younger cousin. Jose has played a total of 20 games in the big leagues with the Marlins with nowhere near the success his cousin has found.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone was ejected in New York's 2-1 extra-innings loss to the Boston Red Sox, after he stormed the field in objection to a missed foul ball call by umpires

The week began with Boston calling up top prospect Roman Anthony. It ended with the Red Sox trading slugger Rafael Devers. In between, they swept the rival Yankees.

The Yankees suffered their first regular-season series sweep since last July as the Red Sox dominated at Fenway Park, with New York batters hitting just .160 against Boston pitching.

Red Sox manager Alex Cora wanted his twin 7-year-old sons to meet the Yankees' Aaron Judge, the biggest star of his team's AL East foe.