Austin Wells Homers Twice as Yankees Rout Sox

Austin Wells homered twice in a nine-run eighth inning as the New York Yankees routed the Boston Red Sox 16-1 on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026, at Yankee Stadium. The Associated Press recap, carried by CBS Sports, said Wells opened the eighth with a homer off Jovani Moran, then connected on Andruw Monasterio's 49.8 mph slider for a three-run shot. New York is 78-59. Boston is 74-63.

It was the seventh time a Yankee has homered twice in an inning, and Wells is the sixth Yankee to do it. He is the first since Gleyber Torres on Sept. 21, 2022, against Pittsburgh, AP wrote. The Yankees scored their most runs this season and finished with 18 hits, their second-highest total. They widened the AL wild-card gap to four games and clinched the season series, 7 of 13, locking the head-to-head tiebreaker if the clubs finish tied.

How did Austin Wells and the Yankees beat the Red Sox?

The game was scoreless into the fifth. Ceddanne Rafaela's glove was ruled on the grass on Jazz Chisholm Jr.'s sinking liner, trapping it for a hit after a Boston challenge failed, AP wrote. Paul Goldschmidt's two-run single off Ranger Suarez (5-4) made it 2-0. Heliot Ramos then hit a three-run homer, his first with the Yankees since the Aug. 3 trade from San Francisco and his first homer overall since July 20. That made it 5-0.

Wells added a sacrifice fly in the sixth. Goldschmidt and Jose Caballero kept stacking. Caballero started at shortstop for rookie George Lombard Jr. (right knee discomfort) and launched a three-run drive off Monasterio's 49 mph slider in the eighth. Goldschmidt also homered in the eighth. The desk already had Goldschmidt's earlier homer work vs Boston. Sunday was the full blowout.

What did Will Warren do vs Boston?

Warren (9-6) allowed six hits and one run with seven strikeouts over seven innings, per the CBS box. Nick Sogard's RBI single in the eighth was Boston's only run. Suarez allowed season highs of six runs and nine hits in 5 1/3 innings. Monasterio gave up five runs in the mess.

Searchers typing Austin Wells Yankees or Yankees vs Red Sox score want 16-1, two homers in one inning, and the tiebreaker clinched. Wells did the rare thing. The Bronx emptied the bullpen chart. That is the recap.

Austin Wells Yankees FAQ

How many homers did Austin Wells hit? Two, both in the nine-run eighth, including a three-run shot off Monasterio's 49.8 mph slider, per AP and CBS Sports.

What was the Yankees vs Red Sox score? New York 16, Boston 1 on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026, at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees are 78-59, four games ahead of Boston.

Did the Yankees clinch the season series? Yes. They won 7 of 13 meetings and locked the head-to-head tiebreaker if both finish with the same record, AP wrote.