The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox 16-1, clinching the season series between the AL East rivals. Will Warren was the standout on the mound, striking out seven and allowing one run over seven innings, per ESPN and Sportsnet.

The offensive explosion came in the eighth inning, when the Yankees scored nine runs. Austin Wells led the charge with two home runs in that inning, finishing with five RBIs total according to Sportsnet. Heliot Ramos also homered, with ESPN reporting his three-run shot came in the fifth inning. Yahoo Sports noted Ramos became emotional after the homer, marking his first home run as a Yankee.

The victory widened the Yankees' lead in the AL wild-card race, per ESPN, and gave New York the upper hand in what could be a tiebreaker for playoff seeding, according to Yahoo Sports.