On eight previous occasions this season, Max Fried has served as the Yankees’ stopper, delivering a victory immediately following a club loss. It is a title the stellar left-hander embraces, not for any associated swagger,

Max Fried’s terrific start does not need any qualifiers. But when the Yankees have needed him the most — coming off a loss — he has been even better.

Fresh off his worst start as a Yankee, Max Fried returned to ace-like form in the Yankees’ 4-0, rubber-match win over the Guardians on Thursday.

Max Fried improved to 8-1 with six shutout innings and the Yankees took the lead for good in the fourth on Cody Bellinger's two-run home run.

Max Fried, who is currently the second-favorite to win the AL Cy Young Award behind Tarik Skubal, will get the ball, looking for his first win against the Red Sox as a member of the Yankees. Fried has been sensational in his first season with the Bronx Bombers. The former Brave is 9-1 with a 1.84 ERA, 0.93 WHIP and a .198 batting average against.

The Mets and Yankees have been the joint custodians of New York City’s rich baseball heritage for more than half a century. The Yanks have been around since 1903. The Mets began play 63 years ago after the departure of the Dodgers and Giants,

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