Jazz Chisholm leads power show as Yankees finally end drought versus Red Sox to avoid sweep

If nothing else, the Yankees saved face.

But they still have a long way to go to prove they can actually beat the Red Sox when it matters.

For now, the Yankees avoided what would have been a disastrous four-game sweep by their rivals, snapping an eight-game losing streak against the Red Sox by taking the finale Sunday night, 7-2.

“We knew we had to come out here and win,” said Carlos Rodón, who held the Red Sox to two runs over 5 ²/₃ innings.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. clubbed a pair of two-run homers that bookended the scoring and Trent Grisham blasted a pair of solo shots to pull the Yankees (70-60) back within a half-game of the Red Sox (71-60) for the top AL wild-card spot.

In the process, the Yankees avoided being swept by the Red Sox in a series of four or more games at home for the first time since 1939.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. (13) hits a two-run home run scoring Giancarlo Stanton (27) in the second inning against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025, in The Bronx, NY.

“We definitely needed this win 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.”

After mustering just four runs through the first three games of this series, the Yankees beat up on Red Sox right-hander Dustin May for five runs Sunday before Chisholm added his second two-run shot off Walker Buehler in the eighth inning.

The Yankees now return to the JV portion of their schedule Monday with a series against the Nationals before a four-game set against the lowly White Sox.

They will see the Red Sox again at Fenway Park at the end of a brutal stretch that includes series against the Astros, Blue Jays and Tigers.

“I always want to play Boston,” Chisholm said. “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.”

Rodón gave up just one hit while cruising into the sixth inning, but walked five — the third time he has done so in his last seven starts.

Three of those free passes came in the sixth inning as Rodón loaded the bases with two outs and was relieved by Luke Weaver, who allowed a bloop two-run single to pinch-hitter Nathaniel Lowe that made it a 5-2 lead.

But Weaver struck out Jarren Duran to limit the damage and then tossed a scoreless seventh inning.

Devin Williams entered for the eighth to face the heart of the Red Sox’s lineup and retired it in order, getting Alex Bregman to ground out and striking out Roman Anthony and Trevor Story.

Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge (99) celebrate a New York Yankees outfielder Trent Grisham (12) home run during the third inning when the New York Yankees played the Boston Red Sox Sunday, August 24, 2025 at Yankee Stadium.

Camilo Doval then worked around a pair of hits in the top of the ninth to finish off the win.

Chisholm got the scoring started with a two-run shot in the second inning, which was the 100th homer of his career.

He said it felt “surreal” because his best friend died Saturday, which made for an emotional trip around the bases and return to the dugout after the milestone home run.

Yankees pitcher Carlos Rodón (55) reacts to a call that loaded the bases and had him taken out by manager Aaron Boone (17) during the sixth inning on Sunday, August 24, 2025 at Yankee Stadium

Grisham made it 3-0 in the third inning when he led off with a 406-foot blast, then led off the fifth with a 413-footer that made it 5-0.

The two-homer game — the center fielder’s second in his last five games — gave Grisham 25 on the season, which is second on the team behind only Aaron Judge.

Giancarlo Stanton, starting in right field for the third time in four days with Judge still not ready to play the field, led off the fourth inning by smoking a 117.8-mph double to center field.

He eventually came in to score on a sacrifice fly from José Caballero, who was starting at shortstop for the scuffling Anthony Volpe, who will be out of the lineup Monday as well.

“Definitely not the weekend we wanted to have, especially coming off a really good road trip, but a good win nonetheless,” manager Aaron Boone said. “Always good to play a clean brand of baseball, especially when you’ve had a tough weekend and you’ve lost three to your rivals. To come out and do it in all facets with Carlos setting the tone, defense, power, adding on, getting a guy over, sacrifice fly, it was good to see all that.”