Yankees shut out Red Sox 9-0 in Game 1 of Wild Card Series
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Last updated Sep 30, 2026
The New York Yankees dominated the Boston Red Sox 9-0 in Game 1 of the American League Wild Card Series on September 29, 2026, at Yankee Stadium. Cam Schlittler delivered a stellar performance, pitching 6.1 scoreless innings with 10 strikeouts, while Ben Rice contributed significantly with four hits, including a grand slam. The Yankees broke the game open late, scoring seven runs in the final two innings. With this victory, the Yankees take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three series, setting up a crucial Game 2 on September 30.
- •Cam Schlittler allowed two hits over 6.1 innings, striking out 10.
- •Ben Rice had four hits and six RBIs, including a grand slam.
- •Yankees scored seven runs in the final two innings.
- •Payton Tolle pitched 4.2 innings for Boston, giving up one run.
- •Game 2 of the series is scheduled for September 30.
- 4:48 AMESPN — Schlittler, Rice star as Yankees blank Red Sox in Game 1
- 3:46 AMYahoo Sports — Cam Schlittler’s dominance, Ben Rice’s two HRs lead Yankees to wild-card Game 1 win over Red Sox
- 3:32 AMYahoo Sports — Rice and Schlittler carry Yankees to Wild Card win over Red Sox
- 3:30 AMYahoo Sports — Schlittler and Rice torment hometown team as Yankees beat rival Red Sox 9-0 in playoff opener
- 3:29 AMYahoo Sports — Massachusetts kids Cam Schlittler and Ben Rice doom Red Sox in Yankees' 9-0 Game 1 win
- 3:27 AMYahoo Sports — Cam Schlittler's scoreless outing and Ben Rice's grand slam power Yankees to 9-0 drubbing of Red Sox in Wild Card Game 1
- 3:25 AMYahoo Sports — Red Sox Pushed To Brink After Yankees Dominate Wild Card Opener
- 3:17 AMYahoo Sports — Cam Schlittler, Ben Rice Power Yankees to Game 1 Win Over Red Sox
"NEW YORK — Cam Schlittler grew up in Walpole, Mass., about 25 miles southwest of Fenway Park. Ben Rice hails from Cohasset, Mass., about 25 miles southeast of the home of the Boston Red Sox. Yet it was the New York Yankees who drafted the towering right-hander and the lefty-swinging slugger — a reality that once again haunted the Red Sox in Game 1 of the wild-card series. Schlittler hurled 6 ...
"Cam Schlittler pitched another playoff gem against the Boston Red Sox, and Ben Rice also burned their hometown team with a late grand slam and six RBIs as the New York Yankees opened this AL Wild Card Series rematch with a 9-0 victory on Tuesday night.
"Rice and Schlittler were both raised among Red Sox fans in Massachusetts and went to college in New England before getting plucked by the Yankees out of Boston’s backyard in baseball’s amateur draft.
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External links- ESPNSep 30, 2026, 4:48 AMSchlittler, Rice star as Yankees blank Red Sox in Game 1
Cam Schlittler pitched another playoff gem against the Boston Red Sox, and Ben Rice also burned their hometown team with a late grand slam and six RBIs as the New York Yankees opened this AL Wild Card Series rematch with a 9-0 victory on Tuesday night.
- Yahoo SportsSep 30, 2026, 3:46 AMCam Schlittler’s dominance, Ben Rice’s two HRs lead Yankees to wild-card Game 1 win over Red Sox
NEW YORK — Cam Schlittler grew up in Walpole, Mass., about 25 miles southwest of Fenway Park. Ben Rice hails from Cohasset, Mass., about 25 miles southeast of the home of the Boston Red Sox. Yet it was the New York Yankees who drafted the towering right-hander and the lefty-swinging slugger — a reality that once again haunted the Red Sox in Game 1 of the wild-card series. Schlittler hurled 6 ...
- Yahoo SportsSep 30, 2026, 3:32 AMRice and Schlittler carry Yankees to Wild Card win over Red Sox
The two Massachusetts-born Yankees were the story in a Game 1 win over Boston.
- Yahoo SportsSep 30, 2026, 3:30 AMSchlittler and Rice torment hometown team as Yankees beat rival Red Sox 9-0 in playoff opener
Rice and Schlittler were both raised among Red Sox fans in Massachusetts and went to college in New England before getting plucked by the Yankees out of Boston’s backyard in baseball’s amateur draft.
- Yahoo SportsSep 30, 2026, 3:29 AMMassachusetts kids Cam Schlittler and Ben Rice doom Red Sox in Yankees' 9-0 Game 1 win
The Yankees' emphatic win in Game 1 of the Wild Card series puts them in the driver's seat
- Yahoo SportsSep 30, 2026, 3:27 AMCam Schlittler's scoreless outing and Ben Rice's grand slam power Yankees to 9-0 drubbing of Red Sox in Wild Card Game 1
The New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 9-0 in Game 1 of the AL Wild Card best-of-three series thanks to a scoreless six-inning outing from Cam Schlittler and a grand slam from Ben Rice.
- Yahoo SportsSep 30, 2026, 3:25 AMRed Sox Pushed To Brink After Yankees Dominate Wild Card Opener
Boston managed just three hits as Cam Schlittler and Ben Rice put the Red Sox one loss away from elimination.
- Yahoo SportsSep 30, 2026, 3:17 AMCam Schlittler, Ben Rice Power Yankees to Game 1 Win Over Red Sox
Cam Schlittler and Ben Rice led the New York Yankees to a Game 1 win over the Boston Red Sox in the Wild Card Series.
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