NEW YORK (Interstat) — The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox 6-1 on Sunday afternoon at Yankee Stadium II before 46,144 fans in 2 hours, 37 minutes. Boston took a 1-0 lead in the sixth inning when Willson Contreras doubled home Ceddanne Rafaela. The Yankees answered with a run in the fifth on Paul Goldschmidt’s single that scored Jose Caballero. New York broke the game open with five runs in the eighth. Trent Grisham singled in Amed Rosario, then Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a three-run homer. Cody Bellinger also homered. Yankees starter Cam Schlittler (3-2) earned the win, allowing one earned run on four hits with five strikeouts over 5 2/3 innings. Red Sox starter Ranger Suarez took a no-decision despite six strikeouts over 6 1/3 innings, yielding one earned run on six hits. Justin Slaten (0-3) took the loss. New York improved to 38-26; Boston fell to 27-36. The Yankees have won two of three in the series.

NEW YORK (Interstat) — The New York Yankees used a five-run eighth inning to break open a tie game and defeat the Boston Red Sox 6-1 on Sunday afternoon at Yankee Stadium II before a crowd of 46,144. The game, which lasted 2 hours 37 minutes, gave the Yankees a series victory after the teams split the first two games of the weekend set. New York improved to 38-26, while Boston fell to 27-36. Both teams struggled to generate offense through the first four innings. Yankees starter Cam Schlittler worked around a leadoff single in the first and stranded a runner in scoring position in the third. Red Sox starter Justin Slaten matched him, retiring the first nine batters he faced until Paul Goldschmidt singled with one out in the fourth. Cody Bellinger followed with a single, and Trent Grisham loaded the bases with a sharp single to center, but Slaten escaped when Anthony Volpe lined out to center field. Boston broke the scoreless tie in the sixth. With one out, Ceddanne Rafaela singled to left. Wilyer Abreu flied out, but Willson Contreras doubled sharply to left, scoring Rafaela to give the Red Sox a 1-0 lead. The rally stalled when Masataka Yoshida flied out to center. The Yankees answered in the bottom of the fifth. José Caballero led off with a double to left. After a strikeout, Goldschmidt lined a single to right, scoring Caballero and tying the game 1-1. Ben Rice flied out to end the inning. The game remained tied through the seventh. Boston threatened in the top of the seventh when Mickey Gasper singled and Andruw Monasterio singled, putting runners at first and second with nobody out. Isiah Kiner-Falefa grounded into a double play, erasing the threat. In the bottom half, Yankees reliever Brent Headrick struck out Spencer Jones to end a clean inning. Then came the decisive eighth inning. Facing Red Sox reliever Justin Slaten, who had entered for the seventh, the Yankees struck first. Cody Bellinger led off with a solo home run to right-center field, his ninth of the season, giving New York a 2-1 lead. Amed Rosario followed with a single to right, and Trent Grisham singled to right, scoring Rosario to make it 3-1. Anthony Volpe walked, and Jazz Chisholm Jr. crushed a three-run homer to right-center field, his eighth, clearing the bases and extending the lead to 6-1. José Caballero struck out to end the inning. The Red Sox went quietly in the ninth. Willson Contreras struck out, Masataka Yoshida grounded out and Mickey Gasper lined out to left to seal the victory. Tim Hill earned the win, his third against two losses, pitching a scoreless eighth inning. Slaten took the loss, falling to 0-3 after allowing five earned runs in the eighth. The Yankees used three relievers after Schlittler left after six innings, allowing one run on five hits with six strikeouts and one walk. Boston’s Slaten allowed six runs on seven hits over two innings of relief after starter Chase Shugart had been pulled earlier in the week; Shugart had not pitched in this game. Offensively, the Yankees collected 10 hits. Bellinger went 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs scored. Grisham had two hits and an RBI. Goldschmidt had two hits and an RBI. Chisholm drove in three runs with his homer. Caballero doubled and scored. The Red Sox managed six hits, with Rafaela, Contreras, Gasper and Monasterio each collecting one hit. Anthony Seigler doubled in the fifth. Defensively, both teams played cleanly with no errors. The series between the longtime rivals had seen Boston win the opener 5-3 on Friday before Saturday’s game was postponed with a scoreless tie that was not made up due to rain. The Yankees had taken the previous three meetings in April at Fenway Park. The Red Sox now head to Tampa Bay for a three-game series beginning Monday, while the Yankees travel to Cleveland for a three-game set. Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of New York Yankees 5, Boston Red Sox 4, and its ELO system gave the Yankees a 60.90 percent probability to win. New York was installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-1.5. The total of seven runs fell under the over-under line of 8.5.

PREVIEW: Red Sox at Yankees NEW YORK (Interstat) — The Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees will conclude their three-game series Sunday afternoon at Yankee Stadium II. First pitch is scheduled for 1:05 p.m. EDT. The forecast calls for 88-degree temperatures with clouds. The Yankees (37-26) enter as the American League East leader, holding a 10-game advantage over the last-place Red Sox (27-35). New York has been installed as a -1.5 run favorite, with the over/under set at 8½ runs. Interstat’s game simulator projects a 5-4 Yankees victory. Boston will send left-hander Cam Schlittler (7-3) to the mound. Schlittler has emerged as a reliable arm in a rotation beset by inconsistency. The Red Sox have not announced a starter for Sunday’s game beyond Schlittler, though right-hander Connelly Early (5-3) also is listed as a probable pitcher. The Yankees’ starter has not been announced, but reliever Paul Blackburn has been a key contributor out of the bullpen. Blackburn has allowed only one earned run over his past four appearances spanning 7⅓ innings, striking out six. Players to Watch Boston catcher Willson Contreras has been on a tear. In his past five games, Contreras is batting .368 with two home runs and five RBIs. He went 2-for-4 with a homer and three RBIs in Friday’s 5-3 Red Sox victory, the series opener. New York will rely on Blackburn, who threw two scoreless innings against the Red Sox on Friday, allowing no hits with two strikeouts. Recent History The Red Sox snapped a four-game losing streak to the Yankees with Friday’s victory. New York had swept a three-game series in Boston from April 21-23, outscoring the Red Sox 12-3. Boston enters Sunday after splitting its past six games, including a series win at Cleveland and a loss to Baltimore. The Yankees have won four of their past six, including a series victory over Cleveland. What’s Next The Red Sox will travel to Tampa Bay for a three-game series starting Monday. The Yankees will visit Cleveland for a three-game set beginning Monday. Injury Report Neither team has reported any significant injuries affecting Sunday’s starting lineup.