Weaver had the most pressure-packed outs, relieving Max Fried in the sixth inning of a 4-2 game with the tying runs on base. He struck out Ceddanne Rafaela and Romy Gonzalez to escape the jam with Alex Bregman and Trevor Story looming.

It wasn’t as if Red Sox manager Alex Cora went into full Jim Mora “PLAYOFFS?!?” mode during his briefing with the media prior to Saturday’s game against the Yankees at Fenway Park. But he did make a p

Alex Bregman has played in eight postseasons — and eight consecutive meaningful Septembers. It’s fair to say, then, that he has gained some pretty good perspective when it comes to how to handle adversity late in a season when the standings get tight.

As the Yankees led 4-0 in the bottom of the seventh, second baseman David Hamilton was up to bat with one out. During the at-bat, the Apple TV+ broadcast camera caught a Boston fan sitting on the Green Monster, presumably having his way with Hamilton or one of Boston’s other players.

Aaron Judge hit his 362nd career homer to pass Joe DiMaggio on the Yankees’ all-time list, and Luis Gil pitched six no-hit innings to beat the Boston Red Sox 4-1.

Since Craig Breslow was hired as chief baseball officer in 2023, they have operated without a GM as his clear second-in-command.

Lowe, who signed with the Red Sox last month after being released by the Washington Nationals, has fallen into a deep slump of late. Heading into Saturday, Lowe was hitless in his last 16 at-bats. He also had just one homer in his last 18 games, covering 58 at-bats.