Rookie Roman Anthony homers, drives in 3 in Yankee Stadium debut as Red Sox outlast Yanks 6-3

NEW YORK (AP) — Rookie Roman Anthony hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning and drove in three runs in a memorable Yankee Stadium debut and the Boston Red Sox survived struggles at the plate for a 6-3 victory over the New York Yankees on Thursday night.

Nathaniel Lowe hit an RBI double off Luke Weaver (3-4) in the seventh to give Boston a 4-3 lead.

Anthony, who had an RBI single in the sixth, hit his fifth career homer when he connected off Yerry De Los Santos after first baseman Paul Goldschmidt committed New York’s fourth error.

The Red Sox went 3 for 19 with runners in scoring position, snapped a three-game losing streak and moved within one game of the Yankees for the AL’s first wild-card spot.

Ceddanne Rafaela scored Boston’s first run on a throwing error by catcher Ben Rice.

Rice homered and Goldschmidt hit an RBI single for the Yankees, whose fourth five-game winning streak was stopped and who lost for the fourth time in their past 13 games.

After Boston starter Lucas Giolito allowed three runs and five hits in 4 2/3 innings, five relievers combined on 5 1/3 scoreless innings, including Greg Weissert (5-4) who held the Yankees to one hit in 1 1/3 innings.

New York starter Luis Gil allowed two runs — one earned — and four hits in five innings. He issued five walks in his fourth start since returning from a lat strain.

Steven Matz allowed a triple to Rice in the seventh before retiring Goldschmidt to protect the one-run lead. Weissert kept the game tied in the sixth and Aroldis Chapman retired Giancarlo Stanton for his 23rd save.

The Red Sox are 6 for 47 with runners in scoring position in their past four games.

Boston RHP Brayan Bello (9-6, 3.23 ERA) opposes New York LHP Max Fried (13-5, 3.26) on Friday.

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Boston Red Sox's Trevor Story runs to score on a double hit by Nathaniel Lowe during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

Boston Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story, front left, catches the ball to put out New York Yankees' Paul Goldschmidt, right, at second base during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

New York Yankees' Ben Rice reacts after hitting a triple during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

Boston Red Sox's Masataka Yoshida runs to first base during the second inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

Boston Red Sox's David Hamilton, left, and Roman Anthony, right, react after Anthony hit a two-run home run during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

David Linde, the former chairman of Universal Pictures and CEO of Participant Media, has been named CEO of the Sundance Institute. The nonprofit organization said Thursday that Linde will assume the role on Feb. 17, after this year’s festival concludes.

“I am honored to join Sundance Institute as CEO to steward an organization that is essential to independent artists, the broader creative community, and culture at large,” Linde said in a statement.

His role will include overseeing the Sundance Film Festival’s transition to Boulder, Colorado, in 2027, as well as managing the year-round Sundance Institute programs, including artist labs, grants and fellowships.

A Hollywood veteran, Linde has worked across television and film for decades, cofounding Focus Features and overseeing numerous Oscar nominees and winners in his various roles. During Linde’s time at Participant, which shuttered in 2024, the company produced two best picture winners: “Spotlight” and “Green Book.” He also produced “Arrival.”

Sundance has been operating under an interim CEO, Amanda Kelso, since early 2024 when Joana Vicente stepped down. Vicente had replaced Keri Putnam in 2021. The Institute’s most high-profile event, the annual Sundance Film Festival, is gearing up for its last edition in Park City, Utah which will kick off next week.

Ebs Burnough, board chair of the Sundance Institute, said in a statement that, “David brings a rare combination of industry fluency, social cause management, and deep commitment to artists, positioning the organization to build on our legacy while advancing our mission for the future.”

FILE - David Linde appears at the American Cinematheque Awards in Los Angeles on Nov. 18, 2021. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)