The Boston Red Sox cruised to a 12-1 blowout victory over the Yankees in The Bronx on Saturday afternoon, marking their eighth win in a row in the season series between the two teams, tying for their longest-such streak in a single campaign since the Wild Card Era began in 1994, per MLB's official X account.

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox will try to continue a three-game win streak with a victory over the New York Yankees. New York has a 69-60 record overall and a 37-28 record at home. Yankees pitchers have a collective 4.04 ERA, which ranks ninth in the AL.

Garrett Crochet struck out 11 in seven innings, Trevor Story homered and drove in three runs, and the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees 12-1 on Saturday.