New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox: Max Fried vs. Ranger Suarez

BOSTON, MA - SEPTEMBER 13: Max Fried #54 of the New York Yankees pitches during the game between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on Saturday, September 13, 2025 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images) | MLB Photos via Getty Images The Yankees have epitomized what it means to go through the ebbs and flows of a baseball season, even if we’re not even four weeks into the 2026 season. They started 7-1, lost 8 of their next 11, which included a five-game losing streak, and have now rebounded to win four in a row heading into the middle game of a rare weekday April series at Fenway Park against the rival Red Sox.

With their two best pitchers going the next two days, they’re in prime position to not only win the series, but push for a sweep. The Yankees will give the ball to their ace, Max Fried, to make his sixth start of the season on Wednesday night. After being untouchable in his first two starts of the season, Fried has allowed three runs in each of his last three starts, and while he’s been able to eat innings despite not having the same dominance, his ERA is up to 2.

97 (145 ERA+) with a 3. 07 FIP, which is somehow third in the Yankees’ rotation. In his first year as a Yankee, he made four starts against Boston (postseason included), pitching to a 1.

46 ERA in 24. 2 innings. Former Phillies All-Star Ranger Suarez will make his first appearance in baseball’s greatest rivalry, as he’s on the mound for Boston in his fifth start of the year.