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April 22, 2026 · AL East

New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox

April 22, 2026Fenway ParkCloudy 47°F · 12 mph, Out To LF
AWAY
New York Yankees
15-9
4
vs
HOME
Boston Red Sox
9-15
1

Starting pitchers

AWAY · NYY
Max Fried
Max Fried
IP 8
HOME · BOS
Ranger Suarez
Ranger Suarez
IP 4.2

Lineups

AWAY · NYY
  1. 1 Paul Goldschmidt 1B
  2. 2 Aaron Judge RF
  3. 3 Cody Bellinger CF
  4. 4 Giancarlo Stanton DH
  5. 5 Amed Rosario 3B
  6. 6 Randal Grichuk LF
  7. 7 Jazz Chisholm Jr. 2B
  8. 8 José Caballero SS
  9. 9 Austin Wells C
HOME · BOS
  1. 1 Ceddanne Rafaela CF
  2. 2 Willson Contreras 1B
  3. 3 Wilyer Abreu RF
  4. 4 Trevor Story SS
  5. 5 Andruw Monasterio DH
  6. 6 Jarren Duran LF
  7. 7 Caleb Durbin 3B
  8. 8 Connor Wong C
  9. 9 Isiah Kiner-Falefa 2B

Box score

  123456789 R
NYY 301000000 4
BOS 000000001 1

Manager comparison

Both managers grade C+ / C- entering this matchup.

AWAY · NYY
Aaron Boone
C+ Lineup 1.5 R Bunts 0.0 R IBBs 1.1 R
HOME · BOS
Chad Tracy
C- Lineup 2.8 R Bunts 0.1 R IBBs 0.2 R Interim

Recent form

AWAY · NYY
7-3 L1 +26 run diff
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HOME · BOS
5-5 W1 -3 run diff
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Season series: 3-0 with NYY listed first across 3 prior meetings.

Tactical analysis

RunsLeft separates manager decisions from player execution from game variance. Each card below is the same three-number framework that drives the share cards on the SPA replay page.

AWAY · New York Yankees
  • Manager lineup cost −0.07 R/G Optimal arrangement projects 3.62 vs actual lineup 3.69
  • Player execution +0.31 R/G Players exceeded the lineup's 3.69 projection by 0.31 (scored 4)
  • Game variance +0.38 R/G Total game outcome vs optimal expectation

Goldschmidt 0-for-4 batting 1st

HOME · Boston Red Sox
  • Manager lineup cost +0.19 R/G Optimal arrangement projects 2.80 vs actual lineup 2.61
  • Player execution −1.61 R/G Players fell 1.61 short of the lineup's 2.61 projection (scored 1)
  • Game variance −1.80 R/G Total game outcome vs optimal expectation

Rafaela 0-for-4 batting 1st

COUNTERFACTUAL

Optimal lineups projected 3.6 – 2.8 — actual was 4 – 1.

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How RunsLeft analyzes games

Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. Tactical analysis comes from a per-game Monte Carlo: 10,000 simulated games against the opposing starter's ERA, both for the actual lineup the manager wrote and for the optimal arrangement of those nine players. The three numbers — manager cost, player execution, game variance — separate which part of the result was the lineup, the players, or the dice.

Read the full methodology.