Aaron Judge Back In Yankees Lineup For Series Opener Vs. Red Sox
Aaron Judge returns to the New York lineup Tuesday night as the Yankees open up a three-game set with the Boston Red Sox.
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Aaron Judge returns to the New York lineup Tuesday night as the Yankees open up a three-game set with the Boston Red Sox.
The Red Sox will have to wait a little bit longer for their shot a third straight AL East crown.
With 17 games remaining, the Yankees are now just two games above the Athletics for home field advantage in the American League Wild Card Game, setting us up for a wild final few weeks of the season.
The Red Sox swept the Yankees to take control in the AL East, as other division races, particularly in the NL, stay competitive.
"They play till the end, they play the game the right way, and they don't quit. ... I always feel that we're one swing away from getting back into games. That was fun to watch."
The Red Sox now find themselves in firm control of the AL East with a 9 1/2-game lead.
The Boston Red Sox beat the Yankees with a 4-1 victory on Saturday.
Rick Porcello pitched a one-hitter in leading the Red Sox over the New York Yankees 4-1, Friday night.
The AL East race may be over. It would of course be premature to make any grand statements about such matters, particularly with 52 games remaining on the schedule and especially with three more head-to-head matchups with the Yankees coming in the next three days. But consider this.
Boston fans grew used to hearing "Pierce for three!" over the years, but Thursday night was a little different.
He can say or think whatever he wants. But David Price has a lot riding on Sunday night's performance against the Yankees.
The Red Sox' record may appear to be concerning, it's worth examining two things. First, how have the other playoff teams fared against the playoff field? Second, how have recent World Series winners performed during the regular season against playoff teams?
The Yankees will be without one of their key bats when they come to Fenway Park next week.
The Yankees have acquired left-hander Zach Britton from the rebuilding Baltimore Orioles for three prospects, a trade that will bolster New York's bullpen for the stretch run.
A lot has happened for the Boston Red Sox since July 24, 2004, but it's a day that will forever live in the team's history.
Do you roll the dice and trade away one of your top young prospects under team control for the next seven-eight years just for a few months of Manny Machado, in hopes he will help bring you a World Series title come November?
The way the format is currently constituted, the best team in the American League stands to get punished, while the worst qualified playoff team and the third-best team in the AL both get a massive gift. This is a bad system.
The Yankees and Red Sox seemed destined for another epic, late-season clash, as the race for the 2018 AL East crown is shaping up to be yet another amazing chapter in baseball's greatest rivalry.
A cut water pipe led to flooding of two floors of the Buck O'Neil Research and Education Center, delaying the $4 million renovation project.
David Price's dreadful history vs. the Yankees is now compounded by the fact that even his good pitches were sent screaming out of Yankee Stadium on Sunday Night Baseball.
The Yankees pummeled David Price again, connecting five times in the first four innings on the way to an 11-1 rout of the Red Sox.
The Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees during an 11-0 rout Saturday night.
It did not take long for newcomer Steve Pearce to find his way into the Red Sox lineup.
The Red Sox and Yankees are two of the best teams in all of MLB. One of them is guaranteed to get a raw deal with MLB's postseason structure.
For whatever reason, against the inferior AL Central, the Red Sox have been ... bad.
