The New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 1-0 on Paul Goldschmidt’s third-inning home run, winning a game decided by one productive at-bat and nine innings of controlled pitching. Goldschmidt’s solo shot supplied the only scoring, and the Yankees never surrendered the lead. Cam Schlittler struck out eight across 5.2 innings, overcoming five walks by repeatedly winning the swing-and-miss battle when Boston threatened.

Schlittler set the tone with eight strikeouts, limiting Boston’s contact and keeping the Red Sox from converting their baserunners into runs. His five walks gave Boston opportunities, but Patrick Sandoval also worked around traffic while striking out seven over 5.1 innings. Sandoval allowed only the one decisive run, making the matchup a narrow pitchers’ duel rather than a one-sided performance.

Boston’s offense produced multiple-hit games from Wilyer Abreu and Ceddanne Rafaela, while New York received two hits from Ben Rice in addition to Goldschmidt’s home run. Those hits never became a rally; the Yankees’ one-run margin held from the third inning through the ninth. Wyatt Olds added a scoreless inning with two strikeouts for Boston, and Tyron Guerrero followed with a scoreless inning and one strikeout, but the Red Sox could not generate the tying run.

The victory moved New York to 76-58 and kept the Yankees ahead of Boston, which fell to 73-61, in the standings. For New York, the formula was direct and sustainable: get one impact swing, let Schlittler’s strikeout ability control the middle innings, and protect the lead. Boston’s pitching was good enough to win, but the offense must turn its baserunners and two-hit performances into runs in the next meeting.