New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox (2 Oct): preview, form, head-to-head and how to watch

Match overview

MLB action on Friday, 2 October 2026 sees New York Yankees take on Boston Red Sox, with the start at 00:00 UTC. The game is listed as "ALWC - Game 3 If Necessary" in MLB.

The match is scheduled to be played at Yankee Stadium in Bronx. All times on this page are shown in UTC; the match page converts the start time to your local time zone.

Where the teams stand

The table shows New York Yankees in 4th place (93 wins and 68 defeats from 161 matches) and Boston Red Sox in 5th place (87 wins and 75 defeats from 162 matches).

New York Yankees have scored 739 runs and conceded 601 runs in the league, a difference of +138. Boston Red Sox have scored 689 runs and conceded 611 runs in the league, a difference of +78.

Recent form

New York Yankees: 4 wins and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches (W-L-W-W-W), scoring 32 runs and conceding 19 runs. New York Yankees have won 3 matches in a row.

Boston Red Sox: 2 wins and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches (W-W-L-L-L), scoring 10 runs and conceding 27 runs. Boston Red Sox have lost 3 matches in a row.

Head-to-head

Across 5 meetings in our records, the tally is 4 wins for New York Yankees and 1 win for Boston Red Sox. The most recent meeting came on Thursday, 1 October 2026: New York Yankees 9-2 Boston Red Sox.

Across 5 meetings, the sides have produced 54 runs, an average of 10.8 per game.

Key numbers to watch

In their recent matches New York Yankees averaged 6.4 runs scored and 3.8 conceded per game, while Boston Red Sox averaged 2 scored and 5.4 conceded.

New York Yankees have the sharper recent attack, averaging 6.4 runs per game over their last 5 matches. New York Yankees have been harder to score against, conceding 3.8 runs per game over the same spell.

How to watch

Broadcast listings stored for this match: NBC (United States), NBCSN (United States) and Universo (United States).

Rights differ from country to country, so check your local listings before the start.

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