The new Red Sox ace gave up one run and three hits with no walks. His lone blemish came on Aaron Hicks’ first homer of the spring, a two-out shot in the third.
Price signed with the Red Sox as a free agent this offseason for $217 million over seven years.
Ivan Nova, competing for a spot in the Yankees’ rotation, permitted one run and three hits in four innings with a walk and four strikeouts.
Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz, in his final season before he retires, went 0 for 3 and is batting .111 this spring. Yankees DH Alex Rodriguez, who will turn 41 in July, went 0 for 3 with two strikeouts against Price and is hitting .250.
The Yankees sent 10 batters to the plate in the eighth inning, scoring five runs off left-hander Robbie Ross Jr.
Dustin Ackley had two hits for the Yankees.
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