A sweep? In this economy?
The Red Sox have a chance to break out the brooms for just the second time this season, as Boston can sweep the Yankees out of Fenway Park in Sunday’s series finale.
The Red Sox last swept an opponent at the start of April, taking all three games from the Cardinals in the third series of the season.
After Carlos Narvaez’s walk-off heroics in the opener, six shutout innings from Hunter Dobbins were enough for Boston to claim the series on Saturday.
Brayan Bello has the ball on Sunday with hopes of completing the sweep.
The Yankees will counter with marquee offseason signing Max Fried, who has lived up to his hefty contract at the front of New York’s rotation with a 1.84 ERA across 14 starts.
First pitch is set for 1:35 p.m. Here’s a preview.
Lineups
YANKEES (42-27): Grisham CF, Rice 1B, Judge DH, Bellinger RF, Chisholm 3B, Volpe SS, Dominguez LF, Escarra C, Peraza 2B
Pitching: LHP Max Fried (9-1, 1.84 ERA)
RED SOX (36-36): Refsnyder RF, Devers DH, Gonzalez 1B, Story SS, Toro 3B, Duran LF, Rafaela CF, Wong C, Campbell 2B
Pitching: RHP Brayan Bello (2-1, 3.96 ERA)
Time: 1:35 p.m.
TV, radio: NESN, WEEI-FM 93.7
Yankees vs. Bello: Cody Bellinger 2-3, Jazz Chisholm Jr. 2-7, Jasson Domínguez 0-2, Paul Goldschmidt 1-3, Trent Grisham 1-1, Aaron Judge 2-14, DJ LeMahieu 2-6, Oswald Peraza 2-3, Ben Rice 0-2, Anthony Volpe 6-12, Austin Wells 0-4
Red Sox vs. Fried: Rafael Devers 2-6, Jarren Duran 0-4, Ceddanne Rafaela 0-3, Rob Refsnyder 1-3, Trevor Story 3-7, Abraham Toro 0-2, Connor Wong 0-2
Stat of the day: The Red Sox last swept the Yankees in a three-game series in August 2023.
Notes: After beating New York 4-3 on Saturday, the Red Sox have a four-game winning streak and have defeated the Yankees four straight times. The Red Sox have won seven of their past nine games overall to get back to .500. ... Shortstop Trevor Story has been carrying the Boston offense for the past week. In his last seven games, he is 12 for 31 (.387) with two home runs and nine RBIs. “It’s a step in the right direction,” Story said of Boston moving back to .500. “We kind of dug ourselves a little hole early on. This is a point that we have to get to to get to where we want to be. So yeah, we feel good right now, looking to ride this momentum and keep pitching well and keeping hitting well, and we can win a lot of games that way.” ... Fried is 2-0 lifetime against the Red Sox with a 3.00 ERA. He has not faced Boston this season. ... Bello is 3-3 in eight career starts against the Yankees with a 2.54 ERA. He has not faced them this season.
Amin Touri can be reached at amin.touri@globe.com.