NEW YORK (Interstat) — The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox 6-1 on Sunday afternoon at Yankee Stadium II before 46,144 fans in 2 hours, 37 minutes.

Boston took a 1-0 lead in the sixth inning when Willson Contreras doubled home Ceddanne Rafaela. The Yankees answered with a run in the fifth on Paul Goldschmidt’s single that scored Jose Caballero. New York broke the game open with five runs in the eighth. Trent Grisham singled in Amed Rosario, then Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a three-run homer. Cody Bellinger also homered.

Yankees starter Cam Schlittler (3-2) earned the win, allowing one earned run on four hits with five strikeouts over 5 2/3 innings. Red Sox starter Ranger Suarez took a no-decision despite six strikeouts over 6 1/3 innings, yielding one earned run on six hits. Justin Slaten (0-3) took the loss.

New York improved to 38-26; Boston fell to 27-36. The Yankees have won two of three in the series.