Tension boils over as Yankees and Red Sox collide in series finale at Yankee Stadium

Tonight’s finale between the two American League East rivals is set up to be explosive as the two teams duke it out for the final game in the weekend series at Yankee Stadium. The Red Sox split the first two at New York (in an incredibly strange fashion, including a French fries delay), and now the two sides square off again at 7:10 pm ET with plenty of defining moments on the line for both clubs. Coming off a 10–7 loss, the Yankees hope to get back into the win column with ace Carlos Rodón on the mound, while Boston turns to rookie Hunter Dobbins, hoping to win the series.The Red Sox came out spitting fire against Yankees starter Ryan Yarbrough on Saturday, torching him for eight runs over four innings—Yarbs' worst start of the season—as Boston turned an early 3–1 deficit into an 8–3 lead. To complicate matters, New York's patchwork infield without Anthony Volpe and Jazz Chisholm Jr. made defensive mistakes, which exacerbated the damage in a key third inning. Yarbrough, who tried valiantly to weather some storms in the Bronx, didn’t have his best stuff, but without his regulars, the Yankees did him no favors.After getting off to a bumpy beginning, a three‑run blast from Austin Wells and a timely two‑RBI single by DJ LeMahieu in the eighth helped New York rally. However, the comeback was stymied when reliever Ian Hamilton allowed a couple of insurance runs in the ninth, giving Boston the 10–7 win.Trevor Story drove in a career-high five runs, including a three-RBI double in the third and a two-run single in the ninth to rally Boston. Romy Gonzalez added his first HR of the season and came one hit shy of the cycle. Garrett Crochet, meanwhile, managed six innings after that for Boston's bullpen, which patched together the late‑game jitters and slammed the door shut.Also Read: Red Sox’s Alex Bregman changes look mid-game in effort to shift momentum vs. YankeesAlex Cora's bench also came up huge: rookie Kristian Campbell delivered a pair of RBI singles, and veteran relievers Greg Weissert, Justin Wilson, and closer Aroldis Chapman effectively snuffed out New York's swansong. The win ties up the series at one game apiece heading into tonight's rubber match.