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The Red Sox is a very young ballclub that wasn’t picked to be a contender, but they’re behind the Yankees in the standings. And they showed the Yanks in June how good they can be winning two of three at Yankee Stadium one weekend and sweeping three games at Fenway Park the next.
Preview the Aug. 21 matchup between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox with recent trends, how to watch, livestream info, and more.
With the smoke cleared, the Yankees and Red Sox are still both in wild card spots in the American League, but the Yanks now have a 1.5 game lead over the Sox for the top spot. Boston is a half-game ahead of Seattle and three games ahead of Kansas City for the final wild card spot.
Of course neither the Yankees nor the Red Sox are in first place as they begin a four-game series on Thursday night at the Stadium. Somehow this still feels like the beginning of an abbreviated
The Red Sox are in the midst of a playoff race and cannot afford to blow games to inferior foes like Baltimore. Thursday’s decision loomed especially large since Cowser fired a poor throw to the plate that likely would have allowed Eaton to score to tie the game.
The Red Sox haven't been to the postseason was in 2021, when they eliminated the Yankees in a one-game wild card, as per the playoff design then.
Wade Boggs seemed like a lock to spend his MLB career with the Boston Red Sox. But he signed with the Yankees in 1993.
So long, Isaiah Campbell. The Red Sox demoted the struggling reliever back down to Worcester ahead of the pivotal series with the Yankees this weekend. Richard Fitts, who has been a starter all season will make his way back up to the big leagues and pitch out of the bullpen.
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