The Boston Red Sox overwhelmed the New York Yankees 12–1 at Yankee Stadium on Saturday, stretching their head-to-head winning streak to eight games and taking a 3–0 lead in the four-game set. Left-hander Garrett Crochet (14-5) dominated with 11 strikeouts over seven innings, limiting New York to five hits. The performance pushed him to a major-league-leading 207 strikeouts and 166⅓ innings, making him the first Red Sox pitcher since 2019 to eclipse the 200-strikeout mark. Trevor Story paced the offense with a two-run double and his 20th homer, while Boston erupted for seven runs in the ninth after shortstop Anthony Volpe committed his major-league-leading 17th error. Rookie Roman Anthony and Alex Bregman each drove in a run as the Red Sox added late insurance. Saturday’s rout followed Brayan Bello’s 1–0 shutout on Friday and gave Boston an 8-1 advantage in the season series. The Red Sox, second in the division behind Toronto, moved 1½ games ahead of the Yankees for the top American League wild-card position. Dustin May is scheduled to face New York’s Carlos Rodón in Sunday’s finale.