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Yankees Stun Red Sox in 10th, Peraza Delivers Walk-Off Blast

New York, NY — A tense afternoon at Yankee Stadium ended in a burst of noise and pinstripes as Oswald Peraza crushed a three-run walk-off homer in the bottom of the 10th inning, lifting the New York Yankees to a 6–3 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday. The win pushed New York to 88–62 on the season and kept pressure on its postseason rivals.

Boston (82-68) appeared in control early behind a trio of solo home runs, all off Yankees starter Nestor Cortes. Marcelo Mayer and Triston Casas opened the scoring with back-to-back shots in the third, and Rafael Devers added another in the sixth to make it 3–2. Despite the long ball trouble, Cortes delivered a gritty outing—seven innings, eight strikeouts, and no walks aside from three free passes issued; Game Score 58.

The Yankees chipped away methodically. Gleyber Torres supplied the first breakthrough, launching a two-run homer with two outs in the fifth. An inning later, New York capitalized on traffic created by Boston right-hander Brayan Bello’s five walks, scratching across the tying run to even the score at 3–3. Bello, who threw 110 pitches, struck out six but labored through Boston’s middle innings; Game Score 58.

Relievers on both sides tightened the game. New York’s bullpen—Tanner Thornton and Luis Gil—held Boston hitless over the final three frames, while Chris Martin and others worked around traffic for Boston until the 10th, when Liam Hendriks (4-5) entered and quickly ran into trouble. A leadoff triple by Jasson Domínguez put the winning run 90 feet away, but after a brief opening, the Yankees looked poised merely to try a sacrifice fly. Instead, Peraza—hitless through his first four at-bats—turned on a Hendriks pitch and launched it into the seats, igniting the ballpark of 52,076.

For New York, Aaron Judge collected two hits, Torres drove in two, and Juan Soto reached base four times on walks, helping set the stage for extra-inning drama. Gil (5–10) earned the win with a scoreless 10th.

Player of the Game: Nestor Cortes

AL East Standings: 2nd Place, 6 Games Behind