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CC Sabathia shut down the Boston Red Sox for the fourth time this season and the New York Yankees got homers from Gary Sanchez and Greg Bird on the way to a 6-2 victory Thursday night in the opener of a pivotal four-game series.
The 2017 MLB season has been dominated by offense, but that doesn't mean there haven't been great pitching performances. While the usual suspects like Clayton Kershaw, Max Scherzer, Chris Sale and Corey Kluber have all been unsurprisingly dominant, there have also been major breakouts from a number of young arms.
Could a suspension for Gary Sanchez kill the Yankees' chances of catching the Red Sox?
The Red Sox finally responded to an old Twitter burn by the Yankees with a scorcher of their own.
Red Sox beat New York 5-1 on Sunday and extended their margin over the Yankees to five games.
At this point, it's more surprising when Rafael Devers doesn't homer for the Boston Red Sox.
The Yankees won for the fifth time in six games and snapped Boston's three game winning streak to pull within four games of the first-place Red Sox in the AL East.
Aroldis Chapman is out as the New York Yankees closer.
Who would you rather have? The Baby Bomber or Benny Biceps? "All Rise" or "Win, Dance, Repeat"?
The Red Sox nearly fell to an improbable 0-3 against the Yankees in games started by Chris Sale this season. But none of that would have been the Red Sox ace's fault.
This reaction from a Yankees fan who witnessed Rafael Devers' clutch homer in person is perfect.
So much for inexperience. Red Sox rookies Rafael Devers and Andrew Benintendi can simply swing the bat.
Rookie Andrew Benintendi rocketed a pair of three-run homers off All-Star Luis Severino and the Boston Red Sox bounced back from a tough loss, roughing up the New York Yankees 10-5 Saturday.
In terms of momentum, everything in their weekend series in New York points to Boston. But any slip-up and the Red Sox will have to be glancing over their shoulder the rest of the way.
When it comes to those head-to-head meetings between the Red Sox and the Yankees, Boston would do well to have Chris Sale pitch as many times as possible.
Felger & Mazz discuss whether or not the Yankees have leaped over the Red Sox as AL East favorites -- for this season and the foreseeable future.
The New York Yankees have bolstered their starting rotation ahead of Monday's trade deadline.
The Yankees outbid the Red Sox for Todd Frazier and two relievers.
There's a full-fledged Twitter war taking place in the AL East.
A day after the teams played 16 innings over 5 hours, 50 minutes, they spent another long day at Fenway Park.
Boston stranded 10 runners and went 0 for 11 with runners in scoring position.
Didi Gregorius lined a go-ahead single in the 16th inning and the New York Yankees outlasted the Boston Red Sox 4-1 Saturday.
With the "Super-Two" deadline behind us, which MLB prospects could be getting a promotion to the big leagues in the near future?
Where does Yankees rookie Aaron Judge's incredible 2017 win rank?
Judge blasted 47 homers, becoming the first rookie to win the Home Run Derby.
