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Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees Final — August 28, 2026

Friday, August 28 · 7:16 PM ET
Last 10 games
-5+10+5-1+2+1+1+2+4-4
Game by game
+1+2+2+5+2-1+5-2+6-4
7-3
Last 10
7-3
+15
Net
+16
Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)
Rest & travelrest and travel
Rest & travel
2 days
Days of rest
1 day
180 mi289 km
Travel to the game
Home
About these numbers

Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.

The pre-game matchup

The Red Sox visited the Yankees on Friday, August 28 at 7:16 PM ET.

The total closed at 7, down from 7.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Red Sox +135, Yankees -155) prices the Red Sox at 41% and the Yankees at 59%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Boston Red Sox 0, New York Yankees 1

New York Yankees won by 1.

  • Against the closing spread (New York Yankees -1.5): Boston Red Sox covered.
  • Combined score 1 vs the closing total of 7: Under.
  • New York Yankees closed at -155 on the moneyline (a 59% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Run lineno move
OpenYankees -1.5 (+135)
Red Sox +1.5 (-162)
CloseYankees -1.5 (+140)
Red Sox +1.5 (-170)
Totaldown 0.5
Open7.5 (o -110 / u -110)
Close7 (o -115 / u -105)
Moneyline
OpenRed Sox +140 40%
Yankees -167 60%
CloseRed Sox +135 41%
Yankees -155 59%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

Matchup

Head-to-head

The teams have met 48 times since 2023: the Red Sox won 29 and the Yankees 19.

DateScoreLineTotal
Jun 28, 2026Yankees 4, Red Sox 5
Red Sox won


Jun 27, 2026Yankees 1, Red Sox 4
Red Sox won


Jun 26, 2026Yankees 1, Red Sox 6
Red Sox won


Jun 25, 2026Yankees 3, Red Sox 6
Red Sox won


Jun 7, 2026Red Sox 1, Yankees 6
Yankees won


Meetings since 2023, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

Teams

Boston Red Sox

New York Yankees

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