The Boston Red Sox largely kept pace with the New York Yankees (until the eighth inning on June 7) during their second series of the season. Boston took game one, 5-3, following a stellar performance from the bullpen and two home runs. The bullpen couldn't pull through on Sunday and the Yankees tacked on five eighth-inning runs to break a 1-1 tie and take the win.
Red Sox and Yankees fans will have to wait two months to see how this series plays out. New York experienced some wild weather on June 6, including sudden pouring rain and whipping winds. The game was postponed and will be made up on August 29 as the first game of a split doubleheader.
Anyone with their eye on Yankees news will see this is exceedingly convenient for New York. Aaron Judge has recently been sidelined with a stress fracture in his ribs on the right side and he'll need a long period of rest to heal. He'll be reexamined in four-to-six weeks, but his estimated return is in August or September.
While the Red Sox and Yankees each play away series starting June 8, neither is far enough away that they couldn't have played a doubleheader following Saturday's postponement. The Sox are headed to Tampa to face the Rays and the Yankees will be in Cleveland to play the Guardians. It would've been a tight fit, but they could've played a doubleheader Sunday. The Red Sox don't return to Yankee Stadium until late August, making the make-up date they chose the only other option.
Red Sox-Yankees make-up game scheduled for late August when Aaron Judge is likely to return from injury
Judge hasn't played up to his usual standard this season — he's slashed .248/.375/.533 with a .908 OPS over 59 games — but the Yankees are a much less imposing team without him. Judge's 17 home runs are still tied for sixth-most in the league, making him a threat every single time he steps up to the plate. Boston did a decent job of keeping Judge quiet with just three hits during their April series, but he still managed five walks and scored three runs in a Yankees sweep.
Maybe the Red Sox will be a better team by the time the August 29 make-up game rolls around: they're finally starting to hit more consistently and Craig Breslow has been adamant about buying at the trade deadline. Based on the two games played over the weekend, Judge's presence could make or break the series for Boston.
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