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Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees Do Something on Saturday that They Haven't Done in Nearly 50 Years

The Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees both won in blowout fashion on Saturday afternoon, leading them to accomplish something on the same day that they haven't done in nearly 50 years.

Brady Farkas

Apr 20, 2024; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Boston Red Sox designated hitter Masataka Yoshida (7)
Apr 20, 2024; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Boston Red Sox designated hitter Masataka Yoshida (7) / Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports
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The Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees both won in blowout fashion on Saturday afternoon, leading them to accomplish something that hadn't been done in nearly 50 years.

Per Sarah Langs of MLB.com on social media:

this is the 4th time the Red Sox and Yankees have each won a game by 12+ runs on the same day, joining:

7/28/77
5/29/42
8/27/38

The Red Sox beat the Chicago Cubs, 17-0, while the Yankees beat the Milwaukee Brewers, 15-3.

In the Red Sox win, Boston pounded out a season-high 21 hits. Eight members of the starting lineup had hits with six players registering multi-hit games. Ceddanne Rafaela went 4-for-4 with a homer and seven RBI while Masataka Yoshida went 4-for-5 with a double and three runs scored.

Furthermore, Sox pitching was also dominant as Josh Winckowski and four relievers combined for the shutout.

In the Yankees game, New York had 19 hits and had four innings of three runs scored or more. Aaron Judge went 2-for-4 while Alex Verdugo went 3-for-5 with four RBI. Anthony Rizzo also had three hits, and so did Gleyber Torres. Verdugo, Rizzo and Giancarlo Stanton each hit home runs.

The Yankees and Brewers will play again on Sunday afternoon with first pitch at 2:10 p.m. ET. Marcus Stroman (2-1, 2.93 ERA) pitches against Tobias Myers (0-1, 1.80 ERA).

The Red Sox and Cubs also play on Sunday night with first pitch coming at 7:10 p.m. ET. Heyden Wesneski (2-0, 0.00 ERA) pitches for Chicago while Tanner Houck (3-2, 1.65) goes for Boston.

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Brady Farkas

BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady.