Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees series preview

The Boston Red Sox host the New York Yankees for a rain shortened series after Tuesday night’s game was rained out.

The Boston Red Sox (11-8) welcome the New York Yankees (11-7) for a two-game series at Fenway Park.

The Red Sox dropped two out of three games last series against the Baltimore Orioles. During that series, Dustin Pedroia was injured on a questionable slide by Manny Machado.

The Yankees are coming into the series hot, having won 10 of their last 13 games.

This is an important series for both teams, as the Red Sox are only a half-game behind the Yankees for 2^nd place in the division.

Tuesday’s game has been postponed to July 16th due to rain, leaving us with a mere two-game set for the first meeting of the season between these fierce division rivals.

Pitching Matchups

Wednesday, April 26 at 7:10 PM – Chris Sale (1-1, 0.91 ERA) vs Masahiro Tanaka (2-1, 6.00 ERA)

Thursday, April 27 at 7:10 PM – Drew Pomeranz (1-1, 4.60) vs C.C. Sabathia (2-1, 2.70 ERA)

Series Notes

Chris Sale has the most strikeouts through his 1

four starts (42 K’s) since

Pedro Martinez

had 44 in 1998. He has been dominant in every start in a Red Sox uniform, and has a history of dominating the Yankees. In 5 starts at Yankee stadium he is 1-1 with a 1.80 ERA and a K/9 of 8.4. In his career, he is 4-1 with a 1.17 ERA, 0.820 WHIP, and a K/9 of 10.2.

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Drew Pomeranz’s inability to go deep into games continues to be problematic. He has made 17 career starts with the Sox, and has gone at least 6 innings in only 5 of them. That is roughly 29% of his outings. Pomeranz needs to learn how to be a little more efficient, especially against teams with good offenses like the Yankees.

In injury news, Dustin Pedroia remains day-to-day after being injured by Manny Machado’s slide. He had an MRI on Monday and his return to the lineup is in question. Pablo Sandoval dove for a ball down the line and ended up straining his right knee. He also had an MRI on Monday and has been placed on the disabled list.

Matt Barnes will not be available for this upcoming series. He has been suspended for the next four games for throwing at Manny Machado’s head in retaliation for the aforementioned slide. Look for Heath Hembree to take on the 8^th inning role in Barnes’ absence.

Key Hitters

Boston Red Sox: Andrew Benintendi

2017 Season (18 Games): .347/.415/.444, 1 HR, 11 RBI

Career vs New York Yankees (8 Games): .286/.333/.429, 0 HR, 2 RBI