The Red Sox did outhit the Yankees, 10-8, but they were brutal with runners in scoring position early in the game before scoring five of their six runs in the final five innings (including two in the ninth on a Roman Anthony home run).

Brayan Bello is slated to take the mound for Boston against Max Fried for New York.

The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox will renew their rivalry on Thursday, opening a four-game series at Yankee Stadium that has obvious playoff implications. The Yankees enter Thursday with a 1 ½ game lead over the Red Sox for the American League's top wild card spot.

Roman Anthony put his stamp on the Boston Red Sox's signature rivalry in short order. Anthony was in his first week of major league games when the Red Sox first faced the New York Yankees earlier this year and with lefties on the mound for the opposition in all three games,

The Red Sox needed that one badly. Does Bill Belichick think he's helping himself by taking shots at the Krafts?

The landscape of the AL East has changed quite dramatically since the last time the Yankees and Red Sox met. Back in June, the Boston swept the Bombers in three games, only to trade Rafael Devers to the Giants just hours after the final out was recorded.

In a highly anticipated meeting between a pair of AL East rivals, the Yankees got more shoddy work from their bullpen and made four errors.

Thursday was the 109th game Alex Cora has managed against Aaron Boone since they took their respective jobs in 2018. The Sox manager knew his team had to take advantage of a tired opponent.