Boston Red Sox @ New York Yankees — Oct 2, 2026

MLB·Wild Card Round Yankee Stadium, Bronx·October 2, 2026
Boston Red Sox BOS 87-77, 46-37 Away
October 2, 2026 12:00 am
New York Yankees NYY 95-68, 48-34 Home
Standings
American League East American League League
# Team W L PCT GB HOME AWAY RS RA DIFF
1 Rays 9864.605-55-2643-38736650+86
2 Yankees 9368.5784.546-3447-34739601+138
3 Red Sox 8775.5371141-4046-35689611+78
4 Orioles 7982.49118.539-4240-40718739-21
5 Blue Jays 7983.4881942-3937-44648694-46
W: Wins · L: Losses · PCT: Win Percentage · GB: Games Behind · HOME: Home Record · AWAY: Away Record · RS: Runs Scored · RA: Runs Against · DIFF: Run Difference
Playoffs
# Team W L PCT GB HOME AWAY RS RA DIFF
1 Rays 9864.605-55-2643-38736650+86
2 Yankees 9368.5784.546-3447-34739601+138
3 Red Sox 8775.5371141-4046-35689611+78
4 Guardians 8577.5251341-4044-37678667+11
5 White Sox 8478.5191448-3336-45776720+56
6 Astros 8181.5001739-4242-39734766-32
7 Rangers 8082.4941845-3635-46673719-46
8 Orioles 7982.49118.539-4240-40718739-21
9 Blue Jays 7983.4881942-3937-44648694-46
10 Twins 7785.4752142-3935-46739797-58
11 Tigers 7686.4692242-3934-47723652+71
12 Mariners 7686.4692243-3833-48664722-58
13 Royals 6993.4262941-4028-53690810-120
14 Athletics 6498.3953432-4932-49699937-238
15 Angels 62100.3833634-4728-53655752-97
W: Wins · L: Losses · PCT: Win Percentage · GB: Games Behind · HOME: Home Record · AWAY: Away Record · RS: Runs Scored · RA: Runs Against · DIFF: Run Difference
Playoffs
# Team W L PCT GB HOME AWAY RS RA DIFF
1 Brewers 10359.636-55-2648-33832618+214
2 Dodgers 10062.617351-3049-32801600+201
3 Rays 9864.605555-2643-38736650+86
4 Braves 9468.580952-2942-39742626+116
5 Yankees 9368.5789.546-3447-34739601+138
6 Padres 9171.5621251-3040-41722681+41
7 Cubs 8973.5491446-3543-38850703+147
8 Phillies 8874.5431543-3845-36713698+15
9 Red Sox 8775.5371641-4046-35689611+78
10 Diamondbacks 8676.5311745-3641-40739730+9
11 Guardians 8577.5251841-4044-37678667+11
12 White Sox 8478.5191948-3336-45776720+56
13 Pirates 8280.5062144-3738-43767739+28
14 Astros 8181.5002239-4242-39734766-32
15 Rangers 8082.4942345-3635-46673719-46
16 Marlins 8082.4942347-3433-48715712+3
17 Orioles 7982.49123.539-4240-40718739-21
18 Blue Jays 7983.4882442-3937-44648694-46
19 Twins 7785.4752642-3935-46739797-58
20 Cardinals 7785.4752638-4339-42720749-29
21 Nationals 7785.4752639-4238-43821815+6
22 Tigers 7686.4692742-3934-47723652+71
23 Mariners 7686.4692743-3833-48664722-58
24 Reds 7587.4632838-4337-44666826-160
25 Mets 7488.4572936-4538-43699731-32
26 Royals 6993.4263441-4028-53690810-120
27 Giants 6597.4013837-4428-53669760-91
28 Athletics 6498.3953932-4932-49699937-238
29 Angels 62100.3834134-4728-53655752-97
30 Rockies 58104.3584532-4926-55752944-192
W: Wins · L: Losses · PCT: Win Percentage · GB: Games Behind · HOME: Home Record · AWAY: Away Record · RS: Runs Scored · RA: Runs Against · DIFF: Run Difference
Playoffs
Key Players
Red Sox
WA
W. Abreu RF
0.248 AVG
24 HR
77 RBI
JD
J. Duran LF
0.206 AVG
20 HR
69 RBI
Yankees
BR
B. Rice DH
0.268 AVG
43 HR
102 RBI
CB
C. Bellinger LF
0.267 AVG
18 HR
77 RBI
Stats Comparison
Overall Away vs Home
League Percentile Ranking
Red Sox
Yankees
Batting 2–4
.244 15th
AVG
27th .234
.308 16th
OBP
20th .306
.396 20th
SLG
6th .408
.704 19th
OPS
10th .714
1.01 25th
HR/G
2nd 1.38
4.2 23rd
R/G
10th 4.6
Pitching 1–4
3.63 5th
ERA
1st 3.22
1.24 7th
WHIP
4th 1.15
8.7 12th
K/9
8th 9.0
2.9 5th
BB/9
7th 2.9
3.8 4th
RA/G
3rd 3.7
Head-to-Head
Yankees leads 4-1
Final
Red Sox
2
Yankees
9
Final
Red Sox
0
Yankees
9
Final
Red Sox
1
Yankees
16
Final
Red Sox
2
Yankees
9
Final
Red Sox
6
Yankees
0
Recent Form
Red Sox
L @ NYY 2-9
L @ NYY 0-9
L vs CHC 2-6
W vs CHC 2-0
W vs CHC 4-3
Yankees
W vs BOS 9-2
W vs BOS 9-0
W vs BAL 6-3
L vs BAL 2-10
W vs TB 6-4
Form Comparison
Red Sox vs Yankees
10 20 50
Win-loss trend: each win +1, each loss −1
Yankee Stadium
Bronx, US · 47,309 capacity
League
MLB
Season
MLB 2026
Round
Wild Card Round
Date
October 2, 2026
Time
12:00 am