The Boston Red Sox have the New York Yankees’ number this year.

The Red Sox beat their archrivals again on Friday night, eeking out a 1-0 victory at Yankee Stadium. It was Boston’s seventh straight win against the Yankees, officially clinching the season series .

With both teams vying for the top wild card spot in the American League (the Red Sox now lead by half a game), that could make a big difference in October. If Boston and New York finish tied for a playoff spot, the Red Sox win the tiebreaker and would get home-field advantage in a potential wild card round between the two.

But that’s still over a month away. In the meantime, Boston keeps finding ways to beat the Yankees.

In Thursday’s 6-3 win, the Red Sox managed to prevail despite going 3-for-19 with runners in scoring po

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