Somehow, an ugly series got even uglier.
Much, much uglier.
Paul Blackburn — who just signed with the Yankees after being released by the Mets — and the Yankees gave up seven runs in the ninth inning of their 12-1 loss to the Red Sox on Saturday afternoon in The Bronx.
Anthony Volpe reacts during the Yankees-Red Sox game on Aug. 23, 2025. X / @TalkinYanks
The loss marked the Yankees’ eighth straight to Boston.
A ninth from hell featured an array of embarrassing miscues.
Anthony Volpe committed an error, fielding a routine grounder at shortstop and subsequently throwing it way over Ben Rice’s head at first base and into the Yankees dugout.
Paul Blackburn reacts during the Yankees-Red Sox game on Aug. 23, 2025. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST
Aaron Boone reacts during the Yankees-Red Sox game on Aug. 23, 2025. X / @TalkinYanksThat allowed Nathaniel Lowe to score and Ceddanne Rafaela to reach third base.
Then, Rafaela scored on a balk from Blackburn.
And just moments later, Carlos Narvaez crushed a two-run homer.
“Frankly, the Yankees are getting embarrassed on the field at Yankee Stadium,” play-by-play broadcaster Michael Kay said on the broadcast.
Later, when the inning finally ended, Kay said: “Quite frankly, the Yankees are getting schooled by the Red Sox.”
