Yankees Top Red Sox 9-6; Volpe, Chisholm Shine

Friday, June 6th, 2025

NEW YORK -- Anthony Volpe homered in a five-run first inning, then came out after he was hit by a pitch on the left elbow as the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 9-6 on Friday night in the AL rivals’ first meeting this year.

Volpe was hit by an 88.2 mph pitch from Walker Buehler in the second, then was replaced at the start of the fourth. New York manager Aaron Boone said X-rays and a CT scan were negative.

Aaron Judge had his ninth game with three or more hits, raising his major league-leading average to .397. Before a sellout crowd of 46,783, Jazz Chisholm Jr. had three hits, including a homer in the first, four RBI and two stolen bases. Paul Goldschmidt also homered for the Yankees, who led 7-0 after the second and 8-1 following the fifth.

Every starter had a hit for New York (39-23), which has won nine of 12 and 15 of 20 to move a season-high 16 games over .500.

Boston dropped to 30-35 with its ninth loss in 12 games. The Red Sox made a pair of errors, raising their big league-high total to 57.

Rafael Devers hit his 29th home run against the Yankees, a two-run drive in the seventh off Brent Headrick. Marcelo Mayer, a 22-year-old who debuted on May 24, hit his first big league homer, a 410-foot solo drive to right-center in the fifth against Will Warren (4-3).

In his first time on the Yankee Stadium mound since the final out of the Los Angeles Dodgers' World Series win last year, Buehler (4-4) gave up seven runs — five earned — and seven hits in two innings while throwing 67 pitches.

Devin Williams got three outs for his seventh save in eight chances.

Key moment

Chisholm put the Yankees ahead 3-0, reaching for a curveball below the strike zone and driving the ball into the netting above Monument Park.

Key stat

Batters are hitting .326 against Boston in the first inning this season. New York has scored 20 runs in the first, tied for the major league high.

Up next

Yankees LHP Ryan Yarbrough (3-0) and Red Sox LHP Garrett Crochet (5-4) start Saturday night.

In summary

The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox 9-6 in their first meeting of the season on June 6, 2025. The Yankees jumped to an early lead with a five-run first inning highlighted by an Anthony Volpe home run. Volpe later exited the game after being hit by a pitch, though initial tests were negative. Key offensive contributions for New York included Aaron Judge, who continued his strong season with three hits to raise his average to .397, and Jazz Chisholm Jr., who had three hits, a homer, four RBI, and two stolen bases. Paul Goldschmidt also homered for the Yankees. Boston's offense saw home runs from Rafael Devers and Marcelo Mayer, his first career big league homer. Red Sox starter Walker Buehler struggled, giving up seven runs in two innings. Devin Williams secured the save for the Yankees. The Yankees improved to 39-23, while the Red Sox fell to 30-35.

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