The Yankees vs. Red Sox four-game series will start with the first game on Thursday evening.
The New York Yankees are currently in first place in the American League East with a record of 90-58. They will take on the Boston Red Sox, which is the fifth in the AL East division with a record of 72-76.
Yankees vs. Red Sox, Time: Thursday, 7:15 p.m. EDT, New York.
Jameson Taillon will likely start for the Yankees, while Michael Wacha will take the mound for the Red Sox.
On Thursday, the first game of a four-game Yankees vs. Red Sox series will be played at Yankee Stadium.
Overall, New York has a record of 90-58, and in-home games they have a record of 52-22. The overall earned run average of the Yankees’ pitching staff is 3.37, which places them in third place among AL teams.
The overall record for Boston is 72-76, and on the road, they are 35-39. With a batting average of .258, the Red Sox have the third-best batting average in the American League.
This will be the 16th time that these two teams face each other during the current season when they play on Thursday. The Yankees vs. Red Sox season series currently stands at 9-6, with the Yankees holding the advantage.
Aaron Judge leads the Yankees with a batting average of .317. He has 27 doubles and 60 home runs. In the last 10 games, Gleyber Torres has gone 18-for-45 with four home runs and 14 RBI.
The Yankees have a record of 7-3 in their last 10 games, with a batting average of .286, an earned run average of 4.65, and a run differential of 27.
Yankees Injured List: Frankie Montas, Clarke Schmidt, Marwin Gonzalez, DJ LeMahieu, Luis Gil, Andrew Benintendi, Scott Effross, Albert Abreu, Matt Carpenter, Miguel Castro, Michael King, Chad Green, Stephen Ridings, and Zack Britton.
Will the Yankees be able to maintain the lead?
