Goldschmidt Homer Beats Red Sox 1-0

Paul Goldschmidt homered 430 feet to left and Cam Schlittler struck out eight as the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 1-0 on Friday night at Yankee Stadium. The Associated Press recap, carried by CBS Sports, said Goldschmidt batted leadoff against a left-handed starter for the first time since Aug. 8 and launched the only run of the game off Patrick Sandoval in the third. CBS Sports' box listed it as Goldschmidt's 17th homer and 45th RBI. New York is 76-58. Boston is 73-61.

Schlittler (12-6) went 5 2/3 innings of two-hit ball, walked five, and needed 102 pitches. The AP said those five walks matched a career high and that the right-hander from Massachusetts shut down his hometown team again. He has surpassed 200 strikeouts this season and leads the American League with a 2.09 ERA. Career line against Boston, including the postseason: 3-1 with a 0.56 ERA and 39 strikeouts in 32 1/3 innings.

How did the Yankees beat the Red Sox?

One swing and a throw. Boston went 1-for-7 with runners in scoring position and stranded 10. The AP flagged a fifth-inning blunder: Ceddanne Rafaela was doubled off first as the trail runner when Wilyer Abreu lined out to center, with Willson Contreras on deck. In the seventh, Rafaela singled and Abreu doubled on the first two pitches from Paul Blackburn, putting runners at second and third with one out. Contreras lofted a fly to left. Cody Bellinger threw Rafaela out at the plate at 99.7 mph.

Blackburn worked a 1-2-3 eighth. David Bednar pitched a perfect ninth for his 31st save. Sandoval (1-3) took the loss after 5 1/3 innings, three hits, one run, four walks, and seven strikeouts. The Yankees managed just three hits. Goldschmidt's homer was the only one that counted.

What the Yankees vs Red Sox result means

New York remains four games behind first-place Tampa Bay in the AL East and moved three ahead of Boston in the race for the top American League wild card, the AP wrote. A Yankees-Red Sox wild-card series would reprise last year, when Schlittler pitched a Game 3 gem as a rookie. The clubs play a day-night doubleheader Saturday to make up a June 6 rainout. Max Fried (4-4, 2.81 ERA) comes off the injured list to start the second game. Carlos Rodon (4-2, 3.15) starts Game 1. Boston's Jake Bennett (8-6, 3.49) pitches the opener.

The Bronx already had a Yankees thread this week in the Jeremy Pena HBP update from Houston's series, and Boston's outfield still has the Jarren Duran grand slam recap on the board. Friday was thinner. One homer, one cannon from Bellinger, and a 1-0 that felt like October. Fans searching Yankees vs Red Sox or Goldschmidt homer just wanted the run. They got it in the third.

Yankees vs Red Sox FAQ

Who hit the homer in Yankees vs Red Sox? Paul Goldschmidt, a 430-foot shot to left in the third off Patrick Sandoval. It was the game's only run.

What was the Yankees vs Red Sox score? Yankees 1, Red Sox 0 on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Yankee Stadium.

Who started for the Yankees? Cam Schlittler, who went 5 2/3 innings with eight strikeouts and five walks. David Bednar got the save.