Acce s the Yankees beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees. BOSTON Max Fried has spent most of the season throwing his four-seam fastball at a wide range of speeds. On Saturday, with a lot on the line and not a lot of time left in the season, that meant a lot more at the higher end of the spectrum. Fried came out firing Jake Marisnick Jersey for the Yankees, with a bump in velocity that featured a pair of early strikeouts on 99 mph heaters at Fenway Park. Feeling good physically and also adrenaline, Fried said in explaining the uptick in velocity, which included four of his six fastest pitches this season. The boys came out and scored early and just wanted to make sure I put up a zero. Really felt the energy. Big crowd, big game, so had a lot of adrenaline and tried to use it as best I could. Fried was not his sharpest early on and gave up a season-high nine hits. Explore More Max Fried, who picked up his 17th win, celebrates after getting out of the fifth inning in the Yankees 5-3 win over the Red Sox at Fenway Park on Sept. 13, 2025. Jason Szenes / New York Post But he settled in to give the Yankees 5 / innings of two-run ball while picking up his MLB-leading 17th win of the year. He got Alex Bregman whiffing at a 99 mph fastball in the first inning before striking out Ceddanne Rafaela on another 99 mph fastball in the second inning to help get out of a jam and strand runners on second and third. The left-hander also got some help from his defense and the Red Sox in that second inning. Max Fried delivers a pitch during the Yankees win over the Red Sox at Fenway Park. Jason Szenes / New York Post After Fried walked the leadoff man on four pitches, Nick Sogard lofted a single to left field that Ja son Domnguez fielded and fired to third to nail Nate Eaton. I thought his stuff was really good, manager Aaron Boone said. Hes 97-98 typically when he steps on a four-seam. Today he was 98-99. Fenway in September will do that to you. Go beyond the box score with the Bombers Sign up for Inside the Yankees by Greg Joyce, exclusively on Sports+. Thank you By clicking above you agree to the and . Enjoy this Post Sports+ exclusive newsletter! With their win Friday, the Yankees clinched their 33rd straight winning season, which trails only their 39-year streak from 1926-1964 as the longest in the four major sports. I think it says were playing meaningful baseball year in and year out, especially this time of year, Boone said. Obviously our goal every year is to get into the postseason and go win a World Series. But the fact that theres been that level of consistency its a pretty remarkable feat. I think its a testament to a lot of people that have been a part of this organization from between the lines to upstairs [the front office] to whatever it may be to have that level of consistency in major sports. Its pretty impre sive. Anthony Volpe (left shoulder) took ground balls before Saturdays game, trying to make himself available off the bench while Jos Caballero (1-for-4, double) started a fourth straight game at shortstop. Volpe is still recovering from the cortisone injection he received Wednesday, though at this point it may be Caballeros job to lose down the stretch. Manny Mota Jersey