Giancarlo Stanton Is Torching Fenway and the Red Sox Have No Answer

The Yankees rolled into Boston and absolutely suffocated the Red Sox on Tuesday night. Final score: 4-0. This wasn't just a win either. It was the first time Boston's been blanked by New York since 2022, and the first time the Yankees shut them out at Fenway since 2020. The Red Sox managed just four hits. Four. And one of those was a garbage infield single in the ninth.

Let's talk about Giancarlo Stanton because he was the whole story Tuesday. The man came to the yard and put the team on his back. Solo home run, two-run double, and a hard-hit ball to center that Ceddanne Rafaela somehow tracked down on a cold night. Yankees manager Aaron Boone wasn't shy about it either: "Just some really good at-bats obviously to get us going with kind of a G-esque moonshot and then a big, long at-bat where he gets to 3-2 and is able to get a big extra-base hit for us. Obviously the difference for us tonight."

This Is What Fenway Does to Stanton

Here's the thing about Stanton and this ballpark. Career numbers at Fenway? He's hitting .318 with eight home runs and 27 RBIs in 40 games. That's not luck. That's a guy who loves this stage. When asked about it after the game, Stanton got real: "I grew up seeing this place on TV, seeing the rivalry on TV as a kid and you kind of want to be a part of that. It's always a fun rivalry game no matter where each team is in the standings, and so it's just a good experience. Pure baseball place to play and you gotta raise your game in those situations."

Yankees Are Rolling

New York is now five games ahead of last-place Boston. They've won four straight and five of their last six. The Red Sox, meanwhile, are averaging just 3.87 runs per game this season. Boston skipper Alex Cora admitted his lineup never got it going: "We swung a lot. It was fast in the middle innings for him, for Gil. That's it. We didn't put pressure on him."

Wednesday brings game two of this series with left-handers Max Fried (2-1, 2.97 ERA) going for New York against Ranger Suarez (1-1, 3.22 ERA) for Boston. Cody Bellinger's extended his hitting streak to nine games too. This Yankees team is clicking at exactly the right time.

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