On August 25, 2025, Jazz Chisholm Jr. arrived at Yankee Stadium hours before first pitch, still processing the passing of a close friend the previous day. From the front seat of his vehicle, he posted the word “unbelievable” on Instagram.
In the second inning of the Yankees’ game against the Boston Red Sox, Chisholm hit a two-run home run off Dustin May — the 100th of his career. Television cameras showed him shedding tears in the dugout afterward, while teammates were elated and congratulated him.
“It felt kind of surreal. I lost my best friend yesterday,” Chisholm said. “Today felt like a different type of day, especially with the 100th home run coming today. I’ve been going through a lot in the last 30 hours.”
Later in the eighth inning, Chisholm hit another two-run home run off Walker Buehler, the 101st of his career.
- Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered twice, reaching 100 and 101 career home runs, just one day after the death of his best friend.
- Carlos Rodón earned his 14th win of the season, while Trent Grisham also hit two solo home runs to help the Yankees beat the Red Sox 7-2.
- The Yankees snapped an eight-game losing streak against Boston, avoided a four-game sweep at Yankee Stadium, and moved within a half-game of the top AL Wild Card spot.
Yankees Snap Losing Streak With Power at the Plate
The Yankees won the game 7-2, avoiding a four-game sweep after losing the first three games of the series. Boston had outscored New York 19-4 in those three contests, including a 12-1 win on August 24. The Yankees had lost eight straight games to the Red Sox and were facing the possibility of being swept in four or more games at Yankee Stadium for the first time since 1939, the rookie season of Ted Williams.
Trent Grisham hit solo home runs in the third and fifth innings, both against May. This was his second multi-homer game in the last five contests and brought his season total to 25.
Giancarlo Stanton had two hits, including a 117.8 mph double in the fourth inning, which was the 1,600th hit of his career. Stanton scored on a sacrifice fly by José Caballero. Caballero started at shortstop in place of Anthony Volpe.
Manager Aaron Boone commented, “Definitely not the weekend we wanted to have, especially coming off a really good road trip, but it was a good win nonetheless. Always good to play a clean brand of baseball, especially when you’ve lost three to your rivals.”
As the Yankees fight to steady their season, the betting market has mirrored the team’s ups and downs. Futures odds have shifted in recent weeks: DraftKings most recently listed New York at +950 to win the World Series, while BetMGM posted them closer to +1000 and ESPN BET carried a longer +1200. Division prices remain in the +450 to +480 range, trailing the heavily favored Toronto Blue Jays. Individual honors have been less forgiving; Chisholm, despite his emotional two-homer night, remains a long shot for AL MVP at +15000 on BetMGM, with Judge and Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh still leading that race.
Public betting sentiment has leaned strongly toward New York, especially in the immediate aftermath of Sunday’s win. At several sportsbooks, the Yankees opened around -186 for Monday’s matchup with Washington, with the total moving from 8.5 to 9. Consensus picks at Covers showed more than three-quarters of bettors siding with the Yankees.
Rodón, Weaver, Williams, and Doval Contain the Red Sox
Carlos Rodón started for the Yankees and earned his 14th win of the season, allowing one hit — a single to Alex Bregman in the first inning — over 5 2/3 innings while walking five, striking out three, and throwing 66 pitches through five innings before issuing three walks in the sixth and leaving with the bases loaded.
Luke Weaver entered in relief, gave up a pinch-hit two-run single to Nathaniel Lowe, then struck out Jarren Duran to end the inning, recording four outs overall.
Devin Williams pitched a scoreless eighth inning, striking out two. Williams has not allowed an earned run since August 10 and has struck out 15 of 22 batters faced in that span. Boone said, “It’s really good seeing him just continuing to pitch really well. A lot of things have gone on this year. That’s a credit to him and the quality of pitcher he is, but just the fortitude to keep going. Certainly, that’s what he’s capable of.”
Camilo Doval pitched the ninth inning, allowing two hits but no runs.
Standings and Next Opponents
With the 7-2 victory, the Yankees improved to 70-60 while the Red Sox dropped to 71-60, bringing New York within a half-game of Boston for the top American League Wild Card spot and leaving them 5 1/2 games behind the Toronto Blue Jays in the American League East.
“We definitely needed this one tonight,” Chisholm said. “A little momentum going into the next series. We’re trying to make it to the playoffs, but we’re definitely just trying to take it day by day and win by win.”
The Yankees will open a series against the Washington Nationals on August 26, with right-hander Cam Schlittler (1-2, 3.22 ERA) scheduled to start for New York and right-hander Brad Lord (4-6, 3.46 ERA) set to start for Washington. Red Sox will face the Baltimore Orioles, who are scheduled to start Tomoyuki Sugano (10-5, 3.97 ERA), as Boston has not yet announced a replacement for Walker Buehler in the rotation.
Chisholm explained the intensity of the rivalry, “I always want to play Boston. The energy in the game, the way our fans come out, the way their fans come out, it’s a real intense game. Every game against Boston here has felt like a playoff game. For me, I know that’s exactly what we’re going to have and what we’re going to need to get ready for the playoffs. I know a lot of guys in here feel that, too.”
