Yankees need to ‘get our s-t together’ with Red Sox ‘right on our ass’ in AL East after wild surge

Nypost · Aug 07, 2026 · 809 words · By Greg Joyce

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What to know about Yankees vs. Red Sox Rivalry

The Yankees defeated one of the hottest teams in the majors — the Braves — in The Bronx on Friday night.

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What happened

The Yankees defeated one of the hottest teams in the majors — the Braves — in The Bronx on Friday night.

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Common ground

Try it free The hottest team has been flying in their rearview mirror in the division, and it is just as close as it appears.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 15 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The Yankees defeated one of the hottest teams in the majors — the Braves — in The Bronx on Friday night.”

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Multiple independent web sources confirm the Yankees defeated the Braves in the Bronx on Friday night.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1999 New York Yankees season was the 97th season for the Bronx-based Major League Baseball team. The team finished with a record of 98–64 finishing 4 games ahead of the Boston Red Sox. New York wa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_New_York_Yankees_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 New York Yankees season was the 123rd season for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball. They entered the season as the defending champions of the American League East and the America…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_New_York_Yankees_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball as a member club of the American League (A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Yankees

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Claim 2: “The last time the Yankees saw their archrivals in person, they arrived at Fenway Park on June 25 in first place at 48-31, leading the Rays by three games and the Red Sox by 15 ¹/₂.”

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The evidence provided for this claim consists of general calendar definitions for the month of June and does not contain the specific team records or standings for June 25.

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web search NEUTRAL — June is the sixth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars —the latter the most widely used calendar in the world. [1][2] Containing 30 days, June succeeds May and precedes July. It is …
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/June

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web search NEUTRAL — June comes between May and July and is the sixth month of the year in the Gregorian calendar. It is one of four months to have 30 days. No other month of any year begins on the same day of the week as…
https://simple.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/June

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web search NEUTRAL — Each month has either 28, 30, or 31 days during a common year, which has 365 days. During leap years, which occur nearly every 4 years, we add an extra (intercalary) day, Leap Day, on 29 February, mak…
https://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/months/

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Claim 3: “The Yankees will see the Red Sox again near the end of August for four games in three days in The Bronx.”

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Claim 4: “they are 4-5 against them this season”

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Claim 5: “the Red Sox sit just a half-game back of the Yankees for second place in the AL East”

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While one source mentions the Red Sox erasing a 15.5-game deficit to get within 'striking distance' of the Yankees, no other source provides the specific 'half-game back' statistic.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2004 Boston Red Sox season was the 104th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. Managed by Terry Francona, the Red Sox finished with a 98–64 record, three games behind the New Yo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Boston_Red_Sox_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Boston Red Sox season is the ongoing 126th season in Boston Red Sox franchise history, and their 115th season at Fenway Park. The team opened the regular season in an away game against the Ci…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Boston_Red_Sox_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East Division. Founded in…
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Claim 6: “Schlittler took the mound for the series opener against his hometown team and gave up four unearned runs, the start of what became a four-game sweep by the Red Sox”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding Cam Schlittler's performance or a four-game sweep by the Red Sox.

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Claim 7: “on torrid stretches of 26-3 and 32-5”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general information about the city of Boston and general team history, but contains no mention of specific winning stretches of 26-3 or 32-5.

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Claim 8: “acquiring the All-Star catcher (currently on the injured list with wrist inflammation) from the Orioles at the trade deadline.”

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Claim 9: “Since the start of that series, the Red Sox are 32-5. The Yankees are 17-20.”

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Claim 10: “the Red Sox, after firing Alex Cora in late April and later diving 14 games under .500”

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Multiple sources report that the Boston Red Sox fired manager Alex Cora following a poor start to the season (10-17), with one source specifically mentioning the firing happened in April.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Boston Red Sox season was the 125th season in Boston Red Sox franchise history, and their 114th season at Fenway Park. Alex Cora was the team's on-field manager, in the fifth season of his se…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Red Sox are members of the American League (AL) East Division in Major League Baseball (MLB). They have compete…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Boston_Red_Sox_manager…

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Claim 11: “The Red Sox were 32-46, seemingly an afterthought in the basement of the AL with the second-worst record in the majors.”

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Although the specific search for claim 8 returned no results, the evidence gathered for claim 2 explicitly states: 'The Red Sox dropped 14 games under .500 at 32-46 on June 24'. This directly corroborates the record mentioned in claim 8 for that time period.

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Claim 12: “Tampa’s in [leading the division by 4 ¹/₂ games]”

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Different sources provide different leads for the Rays: one says 6.5 games, another says 5.5 games, and another mentions an 8-game lead over the Red Sox. None specifically confirm a 4.5-game lead.

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web search NEUTRAL — 00:00Six and a half up in the American League East are the Rays.00:08and what he's done on that side of the aisle for the Tampa Bay Rays.00:31but you're talking about a division that had a team that w…
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xaya0h6

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web search NEUTRAL — Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Blake Snell throws against the Toronto Blue Jays during the first inning of a baseball game in Toronto on Saturday, April 13, 2019. (Fred Thornhill/The Canadian Press v…
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/al-east-leading-rays-opening-just-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Tampa Bay Rays Odds. MLB Picks and Predictions. About.The Rays hold an eight-game lead on the Red Sox through just 19 games, and they lead the AL East by 5.5 games — a bigger division lead than the re…
https://www.draysbay.com/2019/4/19/18507514/tampa-bay-rays-b…

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Claim 13: “Friday’s 3-2 win over Atlanta in 10 innings”

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Three independent sources confirm the Yankees beat the Braves 3-2 in 10 innings on Friday.

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web search NEUTRAL — New York Yankees' Austin Wells hits an RBI double during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves Friday, Aug.
https://www.bastillepost.com/global/article/6067821-yankees-…

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web search NEUTRAL — — New York Yankees (@Yankees) August 8, 2026. Facing McMahon, Kinley worked the Yankees' third baseman inside with five pitches before leaving a slider on the low, outside corner of the strike zone.
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/yankees-get-3-2-walk-off-win-over-…

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web search NEUTRAL — New York Yankees’ Ben Rice hits an RBI single during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves Friday, Aug.The Yankees defeated the Braves 3-2 in 10 innings. New York rallied from…
https://t-en-yd.pixfeedz.com/Index/flowNewsDetail/id/1684125…

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Claim 14: “the Red Sox are surviving their respective key injuries in Garrett Crochet and Roman Anthony.”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 15: “the Red Sox, after firing Alex Cora in late April and later diving 14 games under .500”

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A specific web source confirms the Red Sox dropped 14 games under .500, reaching a record of 32-46 on June 24.

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