Red Sox Bronx-Bound For Rare Meaningless July Series With Yankees
This weekend we will discover what happens when the so-called greatest rivalry in sports takes place in the Bronx and nobody in Boston is around to care.
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This weekend we will discover what happens when the so-called greatest rivalry in sports takes place in the Bronx and nobody in Boston is around to care.
With an important three-game set against the Yankees in the Bronx beginning Friday night, the Red Sox know they need to start winning games.
The pitching matchups for Boston's three-game series against the Yankees in New York this weekend.
The Red Sox dropped their first game in Texas, which made it four losses in a row, and once again fell below .500. What happens if the Sox drop the series to the Yankees and should they just start to focus on next season if the struggles continue?
Red Sox starter Jon Lester will make his next scheduled start against the New York Yankees Saturday in the Bronx, manager Bobby Valentine announced Monday.
The Seattle Mariners traded outfielder Ichiro Suzuki to the New York Yankees Monday.
Zolak and Goucher talked with CBS Baseball Insider Jon Heyman who is in Kansas City for the All-Star Game. The guys discussed whether or not the Red Sox can catch the Yankees and what the Sox need to do to get better.
The Yankees left town Sunday night, but the bad blood between Vicente Padilla and Mark Teixeira won't be going away any time soon.
The Yankees took three of four at Fenway Park and boosted their record to 52-33 and their AL East lead to seven games over Baltimore.
Newcomers Pedro Ciriaco and Mauro Gomez had three hits each and the Sox gained a split of their doubleheader with a 9-5 win over the Yankees.
Andruw Jones hit two of New York's four homers, Freddy Garcia pitched 6 2-3 solid innings in muggy conditions and the Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 6-1 in the opener of a split doubleheader on Saturday.
Manager Bobby Valentine dubbed Friday's loss - the fifth straight for the Red Sox - "rock bottom" at the time, but if Boston gets swept Saturday it will be mired in a season-high six-game skid.
Mark Teixeira hit a two-run single in the Yankees' five-run first inning and a two-run triple in the seventh to give them the lead for good on Friday night as New York beat the Boston Red Sox 10-8.
Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia is heading to the disabled list.
To say this weekend's series at Fenway Park is a make-or-break moment for the Red Sox would be a little inaccurate.
Over the weekend, the Red Sox needed to make room on the roster for Josh Beckett, so they designated Darnell McDonald for assignment.
New York Yankees starter Andy Pettitte broke his left ankle and is expected to miss at least six weeks after he was hit by a line drive during Wednesday's game against the Cleveland Indians.
Statistically speaking, there is zero debate as to whether Roger Clemens is worthy of induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
The former Sudbury home of baseball great Babe Ruth is on the market, with a price tag just over $1.6 million.
Dan Roche takes a look back at Mariano Rivers, one of the best players to ever wear a uniform in Major League baseball.
Mariano Rivera's career may have ended Thursday night in agonizing pain on the outfield grass before a few thousand fans in Kansas City.
These kinds of things should never happen. Why do people get into physical fights about whose group of millionaires is better? We may never know, but somebody will get it on camera.
The Red sox have announced the make-up date for their April rain out with the New York Yankees.
The Boston Globe's Peter Abraham joined Toucher & Rich Monday morning to talk about a closed door meeting at Fenway, Daniel Bard's temporary move back to the bullpen, and "Sweet Caroline" upsetting some in the media.
The Red Sox-Yankees game scheduled for Sunday night at 8 p.m. has been postponed due to rain.
