With just a half-game separating them behind the first-place Toronto Blue Jays in the American League East standings, the New York Yankees (81-65) and Boston Red Sox (81-66) begin their final head-to-head set of the regular season Friday night.

New York Yankees captain Aaron Judge has hit his 361st career home run in the third inning against the Detroit Tigers, tying Hall of Fame outfielder Joe DiMaggio for fourth place in franchise history.

Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe will miss the series finale against the Tigers on Thursday amid a months-long slump and injury.

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New York Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe has been playing with a partially torn labrum, manager Aaron Boone confirmed to reporters (via MLB.com) ahead of Thursday's game against the Detroit Tigers .

The Yankees held a moment of silence before their game against the Detroit Tigers for Charlie Kirk following his assassination on Wednesday. “Kirk founded the youth activist group ‘Turning Point USA’ and had become a fixture on college campuses,” the team’s account posted on X.

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Parker Meadows hit a go-ahead single to spark a nine-run seventh inning and Kerry Carpenter added a two-run triple as the Detroit Tigers took advantage of wild relievers Fernando Cruz and Mark Leiter Jr.