Red Sox Ready For First Series Against Yankees: 'Should Be Loud, Should Be Fun'
The Red Sox and the Yankees square off for the first time this season with a three-game set in New York this weekend.
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The Red Sox and the Yankees square off for the first time this season with a three-game set in New York this weekend.
Martín Pérez pitched 7 2/3 scoreless innings, and the Red Sox headed into their first matchup against the New York Yankees with a 5-1 win over the Astros on Thursday.
Alex Cora was not happy with Lance Barrett's strike zone, and had seen enough of it by the sixth inning Thursday afternoon against the Astros.
Brandon Workman is heading back to the Boston bullpen.
Framber Valdez pitched seven strong innings and Kyle Tucker had two hits as the Houston Astros handed Nick Pivetta his first loss of the season in a 2-1 win over the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night.
Major League Baseball will hold its first-ever Lou Gehrig Day Wednesday and Pete Frates will be part of the tribute.
Luis Garcia threw a career-high seven innings, Jose Altuve homered and the Houston Astros beat the Boston Red Sox 5-1 for their third straight victory.
The Red Sox have two days to make a decision on Brandon Workman, after the reliever opted out of his minor league deal with the franchise on Tuesday.
May was not a good month for Red Sox ace Eduardo Rodriguez.
Kyle Tucker had a season-best three hits and tied a career high with four RBIs as the Houston Astros beat former bench coach Alex Cora and the Boston Red Sox 11-2 on Monday.
Alex Cora said his return to Houston this week will be a little different, since it will be his first trip back since serving a one-year suspension for the 2017 Astros sign-stealing scandal.
The stands were about half full and the crowd broke in a chant of '"Let's go, Red Sox!" that echoed around in the first inning from the announced paid attendance of 25,089.
Franchy Cordero has made some big swings for the Boston Red Sox, but the majority of them have not turned into big hits. Now the team will see what he can do in Worcester.
A picture of optimism was painted for the potential of Chris Sale joining the rotation at some point this summer.
