The last time Walker Buehler pitched in the Bronx, he ended the Yankees ’ championship dreams.

Then a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers, the right-handed Buehler recorded the final three outs of the 2024 World Series . Between his Game 3 start and that Game 5 save, Buehler hurled six shutout innings — all in the Bronx — in the Fall Classic.

But Buehler’s return to Yankee Stadium on Friday night went much differently.

The Yankees battered Buehler, now a starter for the Boston Red Sox , in their series-opening 9-6 win.

They scored seven runs (five earned) on seven hits and two walks against Buehler, who lasted only two innings.

Five of those runs came in the first inning, when Jazz Chisholm Jr. drilled a three-run home run and Anthony Volpe followed with a two-run shot, all with

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