Matchup Index

Boston Red Sox vs New York Mets

Boston Red Sox 31
Boston Red Sox leads 31-23
wins
1986 to 2026
Boston Red Sox have won 3 straight
New York Mets 23

Series timeline

▲ Boston Red Sox ahead (peak +8) ▼ New York Mets ahead (peak +2)
1986: Boston Red Sox 1-0 (postseason)1986: Boston Red Sox 9-3 (postseason)1986: New York Mets 7-1 (postseason)1986: New York Mets 6-2 (postseason)1986: Boston Red Sox 4-2 (postseason)1986: New York Mets 6-5 (postseason)1986: New York Mets 8-5 (postseason)1997: Boston Red Sox 8-41997: New York Mets 5-21997: Boston Red Sox 10-11998: New York Mets 9-21998: New York Mets 1-01998: Boston Red Sox 5-01999: Boston Red Sox 3-21999: New York Mets 4-21999: New York Mets 5-42000: Boston Red Sox 4-32000: New York Mets 6-42000: Boston Red Sox 6-42001: New York Mets 4-22001: Boston Red Sox 3-12001: New York Mets 2-02006: Boston Red Sox 9-42006: Boston Red Sox 10-22006: Boston Red Sox 4-22009: New York Mets 5-32009: New York Mets 3-22009: Boston Red Sox 12-52015: Boston Red Sox 6-42015: Boston Red Sox 3-12015: New York Mets 5-42018: New York Mets 8-02018: Boston Red Sox 5-32018: Boston Red Sox 4-32020: New York Mets 7-42020: New York Mets 8-32020: Boston Red Sox 6-52020: Boston Red Sox 4-22021: Boston Red Sox 2-12021: Boston Red Sox 1-02021: Boston Red Sox 6-32021: Boston Red Sox 12-52023: New York Mets 5-42023: Boston Red Sox 8-62023: Boston Red Sox 6-12024: New York Mets 4-12024: New York Mets 7-22024: New York Mets 8-32025: Boston Red Sox 3-12025: Boston Red Sox 2-02025: New York Mets 5-12026: Boston Red Sox 6-22026: Boston Red Sox 4-02026: Boston Red Sox 3-2

Boston Red Sox New York Mets Tie Postseason One meeting per cell

Longest streaks: Boston Red Sox 6 (2020–2021), New York Mets 3 (2024). Current: Boston Red Sox 3.

Splits

SplitBoston Red Sox record
Regular season28-19
Postseason3-4
Hosted by Boston Red Sox16-12
Hosted by New York Mets15-11
Last 10 seasons (2006 to 2026)21-11
Largest Boston Red Sox win10-1 (1997)
Largest New York Mets win8-0 (2018)

Postseason meetings

SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1986Oct 27, 1986New York Mets 8-5 at New York Mets
1986Oct 25, 1986New York Mets 6-5 at New York Mets
1986Oct 23, 1986Boston Red Sox 4-2 at Boston Red Sox
1986Oct 22, 1986New York Mets 6-2 at Boston Red Sox
1986Oct 21, 1986New York Mets 7-1 at Boston Red Sox
1986Oct 19, 1986Boston Red Sox 9-3 at New York Mets
1986Oct 18, 1986Boston Red Sox 1-0 at New York Mets

In the record book

Every meeting

2020s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2026 (3-0) Jul 10, 2026 Boston Red Sox 6-2 at New York Mets
Jul 11, 2026 Boston Red Sox 4-0 at New York Mets
Jul 12, 2026 Boston Red Sox 3-2 at New York Mets
2025 (2-1) May 19, 2025 Boston Red Sox 3-1 at Boston Red Sox
May 20, 2025 Boston Red Sox 2-0 at Boston Red Sox
May 21, 2025 New York Mets 5-1 at Boston Red Sox
2024 (0-3) Sep 2, 2024 New York Mets 4-1 at New York Mets
Sep 3, 2024 New York Mets 7-2 at New York Mets
Sep 4, 2024 New York Mets 8-3 at New York Mets
2023 (2-1) Jul 21, 2023 New York Mets 5-4 at Boston Red Sox
Jul 22, 2023 Boston Red Sox 8-6 at Boston Red Sox
Jul 23, 2023 Boston Red Sox 6-1 at Boston Red Sox
2021 (4-0) Apr 27, 2021 Boston Red Sox 2-1 at New York Mets
Apr 28, 2021 Boston Red Sox 1-0 at New York Mets
Sep 21, 2021 Boston Red Sox 6-3 at Boston Red Sox
Sep 22, 2021 Boston Red Sox 12-5 at Boston Red Sox
2020 (2-2) Jul 27, 2020 New York Mets 7-4 at Boston Red Sox
Jul 28, 2020 New York Mets 8-3 at Boston Red Sox
Jul 29, 2020 Boston Red Sox 6-5 at New York Mets
Jul 30, 2020 Boston Red Sox 4-2 at New York Mets
2010s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2018 (2-1) Sep 14, 2018 New York Mets 8-0 at Boston Red Sox
Sep 15, 2018 Boston Red Sox 5-3 at Boston Red Sox
Sep 16, 2018 Boston Red Sox 4-3 at Boston Red Sox
2015 (2-1) Aug 28, 2015 Boston Red Sox 6-4 at New York Mets
Aug 29, 2015 Boston Red Sox 3-1 at New York Mets
Aug 30, 2015 New York Mets 5-4 at New York Mets
2000s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2009 (1-2) May 22, 2009 New York Mets 5-3 at Boston Red Sox
May 23, 2009 New York Mets 3-2 at Boston Red Sox
May 24, 2009 Boston Red Sox 12-5 at Boston Red Sox
2006 (3-0) Jun 27, 2006 Boston Red Sox 9-4 at Boston Red Sox
Jun 28, 2006 Boston Red Sox 10-2 at Boston Red Sox
Jun 29, 2006 Boston Red Sox 4-2 at Boston Red Sox
2001 (1-2) Jul 12, 2001 New York Mets 4-2 at New York Mets
Jul 13, 2001 Boston Red Sox 3-1 at New York Mets
Jul 14, 2001 New York Mets 2-0 at New York Mets
2000 (2-1) Jul 13, 2000 Boston Red Sox 4-3 at Boston Red Sox
Jul 14, 2000 New York Mets 6-4 at Boston Red Sox
Jul 15, 2000 Boston Red Sox 6-4 at Boston Red Sox
1990s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1999 (1-2) Jun 11, 1999 Boston Red Sox 3-2 at New York Mets
Jun 12, 1999 New York Mets 4-2 at New York Mets
Jun 13, 1999 New York Mets 5-4 at New York Mets
1998 (1-2) Jun 5, 1998 New York Mets 9-2 at Boston Red Sox
Jun 6, 1998 New York Mets 1-0 at Boston Red Sox
Jun 7, 1998 Boston Red Sox 5-0 at Boston Red Sox
1997 (2-1) Jun 13, 1997 Boston Red Sox 8-4 at New York Mets
Jun 14, 1997 New York Mets 5-2 at New York Mets
Jun 15, 1997 Boston Red Sox 10-1 at New York Mets
1980s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1986 (3-4) Oct 18, 1986 Boston Red Sox 1-0 at New York Mets Postseason
Oct 19, 1986 Boston Red Sox 9-3 at New York Mets Postseason
Oct 21, 1986 New York Mets 7-1 at Boston Red Sox Postseason
Oct 22, 1986 New York Mets 6-2 at Boston Red Sox Postseason
Oct 23, 1986 Boston Red Sox 4-2 at Boston Red Sox Postseason
Oct 25, 1986 New York Mets 6-5 at New York Mets Postseason
Oct 27, 1986 New York Mets 8-5 at New York Mets Postseason

Sources

Records are computed from every final game result in the Matchup Index database. About the data.