The Yankees nicely handled their most historic rival on Friday night as they got a trio of homers from Jazz Chisholm Jr., Anthony Volpe, and Paul Goldschmidt, plus nice bullpen work from Fernando Cruz, Jonathan Loáisiga, and Devin Williams. It all added up to a 9-6 victory and a happy crowd at Yankee Stadium.

But for as nice as it is to beat the Red Sox —and don’t get me wrong, it is glorious and always appreciated—they are currently the worst of the teams that we regularly cover in daily Rivalry Roundup. (Their 30-35 record raises the question if they should even still be included in “Other Games” over some other clubs but we’re persisting for now.) Here’s what else was afoot around the Junior Circuit.

Detroit Tigers (42-23) 3, Chicago Cubs (39-24) 1

I think the Cubbies

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