Buehler yielded a season-high seven runs Friday night, including five in the first inning after coming one strike away from escaping the frame with no damage.

Count Walker Buehler among the Boston Red Sox players not having fun these days. Buehler got shelled at Yankee Stadium on Friday night, giving up seven runs, five of them earned, in just two innings of work.

The two-time All-Star missed the entire 2023 season while recovering from his second Tommy John surgery and compiled a 5.38 ERA with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2024, but stepped up late in the team's ensuing postseason run that culminated in a World Series title.