It doesn’t seem that long ago when games between the Yankees and the Red Sox didn’t matter too much, at least in the standings. The Red Sox were spiralling, they fired manager Alex Cora and his coaching staff, the players were indignant, and they were just about to fall into the American League cellar. It was bleak.
And then the Yankees arrived in Fenway for a four-game series that could’ve ended Boston’s season. Instead the Red Sox earned a four-game sweep and haven’t looked back, amassing the best record in baseball since that series.
So does this weekend’s four-game set in the Bronx matter? You bet it does. Boston holds the edge in the season series at 5-4, so all they need to do is salvage a split to clinch the tie-breaker should these two teams end up tied in the standings after 162 games. With Tampa Bay refusing come back to the back, it’s entirely possible that Boston and New York could end up facing off in the wild card series again, and it would certainly be nice for those games to be in the Bronx. Also, it would just be nice if the Yankees could beat the Red Sox. Wouldn’t it?
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Sorry for the delay, everybody. Technical issues on my end. Let's go, Yankees!
I know he has sucked recently, but it seems like the kind of game that Rosario should play in.