It didn’t happen as lefty Max Fried and three relievers shut out the Guardians, 4-0, at Yankee Stadium. Fried (8-1, 1.78) threw six scoreless innings with seven strikeouts. This was a case of answering one shutout with another. The Guardians blanked the Yankees, 4-0, on Wednesday night.

The Yankees were shut out for just the second time this year on Tuesday night, but there were a handful of positives.

Max Fried allowed one hit in six sharp innings to become the fourth eight-game winner in the major leagues as the New York Yankees recorded a 4-0 victory over the visiting Cleveland Guardians on Thursday.

Nearly two weeks after Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said Stanton was "getting really close to doing a rehab assignment," Boone said on Wednesday that Stanton would be in New York and advance to next steps imminently. On May 25, Cashman told MLB Network Radio that Stanton was hitting off of a pitching machine and "doing everything."

Fingers seemingly crossed, New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone implied good news is right around the corner for Giancarlo Stanton.

The Red Sox held off the Angels for an 11-9 win on Wednesday, preventing a series sweep and cashing as -130 road favorites as the Over (10.5) easily hit. Despite the victory, Boston has lost 2 of its last 3 series and has been swept in 2 of its last 3 series on the road.