Current-feed record
+10wins for Red Sox
66% Red Sox · 34% Mets
Mets have closed the gap since the 2023 schedule change: 5-7.
Boston Red Sox vs New York Mets All-Time Record
Interleague
Boston Red Sox
New York Mets
Red Sox lead Mets31to23since 1986
Retrosheet history through 2025, plus 3 final games from the current feed.
2026 season series: Red Sox lead 3-0
Data updated 6 min read
At a glance
All-time since 1986 · current-feed analysis, 2002 to 2026
Boston Red Sox vs New York Mets insights
Recent form
13-7last 20
Red Sox on a 3-game streak
Red Sox won 3-2 on Jul 12, 2026
Where it matters
0Postseason games
No postseason meetings since 2002.
Schedule context
- Red Sox built the series lead before the 2023 schedule change, taking 14 of 20 decided meetings (70%).
- Since the schedule balanced out they are 7-5, or 58% to Red Sox.
Red Sox vs Mets postseason head-to-head record
Boston Red Sox and New York Mets have met 54 times since 1986, 7 times in the postseason. The playoff games are included in the all-time total, not added on top of it.
- Postseason record
- Mets 4-3
- 7 postseason games since 1986
- Playoff share
- 13.0%
- Share of all meetings
- Regular season
- 47
- Recorded non-postseason meetings
Win Percentage
21W
11W
BOS
NYM
66%34%
Boston Red SoxNew York Mets
Recent Games
Last 10 Games
Jul 12
NYM 2-3 BOS
BOSJul 11
NYM 0-4 BOS
BOSJul 10
NYM 2-6 BOS
BOSMay 21
BOS 1-5 NYM
NYMMay 20
BOS 2-0 NYM
BOSMay 19
BOS 3-1 NYM
BOSSep 4
NYM 8-3 BOS
NYMSep 3
NYM 7-2 BOS
NYMSep 2
NYM 4-1 BOS
NYMJul 23
BOS 6-1 NYM
BOS| Date | Home | Away | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2026 | NYM | BOS | 2–3 | BOS |
| Jul 11, 2026 | NYM | BOS | 0–4 | BOS |
| Jul 10, 2026 | NYM | BOS | 2–6 | BOS |
| May 21, 2025 | BOS | NYM | 1–5 | NYM |
| May 20, 2025 | BOS | NYM | 2–0 | BOS |
| May 19, 2025 | BOS | NYM | 3–1 | BOS |
| Sep 4, 2024 | NYM | BOS | 8–3 | NYM |
| Sep 3, 2024 | NYM | BOS | 7–2 | NYM |
| Sep 2, 2024 | NYM | BOS | 4–1 | NYM |
| Jul 23, 2023 | BOS | NYM | 6–1 | BOS |
Last Meeting
Jul 12, 2026Final
NYM
2
HOME
BOS
3
AWAY
Red Soxwon by1run
Red Sox' 3rd straight in this series·Game 32 since 2002
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Boston Red Sox: 3 consecutive wins
3
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 3.2 runs on average
3.2runs
Momentum (Last 10 vs Archive since 2002)
BOS-Neutral
Last 1060%
Archive since 200265.6%
NYM-Neutral
Last 1040%
Archive since 200234.4%
Last 10 Results
BOS / NYM
Record since 2002
Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs Postseason record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season32 games
21
11
No postseason meetings appear since 2002.
Boston Red Sox Biggest Win
10–2+8 runs
Jun 28, 2006
New York Mets Biggest Win
8–0+8 runs
Sep 14, 2018
Decade Breakdown
Choose a decade to scope the current-feed page
Season by Season
| Season ↓ | BOS ↕ | NYM ↕ | Games ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Home / Away Split
AWAY
9-4
BOS
AWAY
7-12
NYM
Retrosheet archiveComplete through 2025
Boston Red Sox vs New York Mets all-time record, 1986 to 2025
Explore how this matchup changed by decade, where each lineup produced its runs, and the games that pushed the rivalry record book. This archive is a separate source window from the current-feed sections above, which start in 2002.
- Games
- 51
- Peak inning
- EX
- Record game
- 17 runs
Two source windows. Current-feed sections: 32 games from 2006 to 2026. History Lab: 51 Retrosheet games from 1986 to 2025. The first refreshes with current finals; Retrosheet's published archive currently ends in 2025.
Decade balance
Select an era to inspect pace, scoring and attendance.
BOSNYM
Scoring by inning
Runs per 100 batting innings, adjusted for unequal ninth and extra innings.
BOSNYM
33.3
129.4
43.1
233.3
68.6
347.1
27.5
458.8
62.7
533.3
58.8
635.3
60.8
751.0
33.3
856.9
22.2
939.0
120.0
EX80.0
- BOS after scoring first
- 78.3%
- NYM after scoring first
- 64.3%
- Lead-change games
- 39.2%
- Beyond nine innings
- 3
The games at the edges
Verified single-game records from the historical matchup log.
Highest total
17 runs
BOS 12, NYM 5
May 24, 2009
Biggest margin
9 runs
NYM 1, BOS 10
Jun 15, 1997
Longest game
12 innings
NYM 2, BOS 3
Jun 11, 1999
Largest crowd
55,078
NYM 6, BOS 5
Oct 25, 1986 · Postseason
Boston Red Sox largest comeback
2-run deficit
NYM 4, BOS 8
Jun 13, 1997
New York Mets largest comeback
3-run deficit
NYM 8, BOS 5
Oct 27, 1986 · Postseason
Full archive stat line
Counting stats across games with complete team totals.
MetricBOSNYM
Hits424407
Home runs5160
Walks154150
Strikeouts403388
Errors2933
Where the rivalry lived
- 0128games
Fenway Park
Boston, MA
- 0213games
Shea Stadium
New York, NY
- 0310games
Citi Field
New York, NY
Betting Context
Betting context since 2002
How this pairing has settled: run margins, totals and break-even prices derived from its historical record. These are final-score frequencies, not results against a closing line. We do not hold historical sportsbook prices for these games.
Small sample: 32 decided meetings, under the 50 we treat as the floor for a stable rate. Read the figures below as description, not a forecast. Interleague pairs meet in short bursts, so a single series can move any percentage here by several points.
One-run games
25%
Share of the 32 decided meetings settled by exactly one run.
Won by 2 or more
75%
A 2+ run margin crosses 1.5, but this is not a historical line result. Average gap: 3.2.
Average total
8.1runs
Final-score average without accounting for park, bullpen or weather.
Home side wins
50%
Share of decided meetings won by the listed home team.
Totals ladder
Where the combined score landed against the half-run lines a book normally posts. Half runs cannot push, so every meeting falls on one side.
| Line | Over | Under | Over rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 18 | 14 | 56.3% |
| 8.5Closest to even | 14 | 18 | 43.8% |
| 9.5 | 10 | 22 | 31.3% |
Fair price from the base rate
The decimal price that corresponds exactly to each club's win share in this archive. It describes the record and does not estimate the next game.
Boston Red Sox
21 W · 65.6%1.52
New York Mets
11 W · 34.4%2.91
A base rate is not a forecast. Starting pitchers, lineups, injuries and venue all matter more to a single game than a multi-season head-to-head record.
Last 20 meetings vs full history
One-run games
25%vs 25% full archive
0% in the last 20
Won by 2 or more
75%vs 75% full archive
0% in the last 20
Average total
7.7 runsvs 8.1 runs full archive
-0.4 runs in the last 20
Seasons 2020 to 2026. The comparison shows whether the last 20 final scores differ from the longer archive, without assigning a cause or predicting what comes next.
View the break-even percentages in another odds format with the odds converter, or compare current prices for Red Sox and Mets in the oddsmatcher.
Questions about this record: Boston Red Sox vs New York Mets
What is the Boston Red Sox vs New York Mets postseason record?
The postseason subset contains 7 games: Boston Red Sox have 3 wins and New York Mets have 4 wins. Those games are already included in the complete series from 1986 through 2026.
How do recent Boston Red Sox vs New York Mets results compare with the complete record?
Boston Red Sox have won 6 of the latest 10 decided meetings. Boston Red Sox lead the decided record 31-23. The recent window is a subset of the complete series from 1986 through 2026, so the page reports the two separately.
When did the Boston Red Sox and New York Mets first play each other?
The Retrosheet archive's first recorded meeting for this pairing is Oct 18, 1986, when Boston Red Sox won 1-0 away to New York Mets. The archive covers 51 meetings from 1986 through 2025. The current feed starts in 2002 and is reported separately.
Methodology & Data Sources
Current MLB game logs come from the balldontlie API and cover the 2002 season onward. Scores and schedule anomalies are checked against the official MLB Stats API. Spring training is excluded, while results from earlier franchise identities are merged into the current club.
The all-time record and the History Lab use Retrosheet game logs through 2025, with inning lines, team totals, attendance, duration and ballpark fields when available. Final games after 2025 come from the current feed, and every section built on that feed alone is labeled as starting in 2002.
The betting context summarizes completed final scores only. It contains no sportsbook closing lines and summarizes only completed games. Report a possible error through our contact page with the matchup and game date.
Last updated Sources: balldontlie, MLB Stats API, Retrosheet
Boston Red Sox and New York Mets have met 32 times in this archive, which covers the 2006 season onward.