NY Yankees @ Boston Red Sox Sept. 18-20

[drt1010]

The New York Yankees will attempt to continue their winning ways when they head to Fenway Park to take on a familiar rival in the Boston Red Sox on Friday night. The Yankees have completely dominated the Red Sox this season and are very confident right now. The Red Sox have also been much better recently and will give the nod to Martin Perez. The Yankees have won all seven games against the Red Sox this season.

The Bronx Bombers are playing some of their best baseball of the season and have won seven consecutive games overall entering Thursday led by a scoring barrage at the plate. The pitching has been sharp and the offense is heating up. Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Judge are back in the lineup as well. New York has climbed past Toronto for second place in the AL East.

Gleybar Torres has feasted on the Red Sox pitching this season, recording 10 hits in 26 at-bats with three RBI’s. The 23-year old shortstop is having an inconsistent season and enters this one hitting .262 with 13 RBI’s and a .760 OPS. Torres has tallied seven RBI’s in his last five games. He has missed the last few games with a quad injury but is expected to play in this one.

The Yankees are averaging 5.22 runs on the season, good for sixth in the Majors. They own a 4.10 team ERA, positioning them 10th overall.


Yankees
@
Red Sox

Fri, Sep 18 • 7:30 PM EDT
At Fenway Park
TV: YES, NESN, MLBN (out-of-market only)

TBD

Martin Perez
LHP
3-4, 4.33 ERA, 37 SO
The veteran has been Boston's most consistent starter this season. Pérez got the win in his last start at Tropicana Field, holding the Rays to three runs (two earned) over five innings.


Yankees
@
Red Sox

Sat, Sep 19 • 7:30 PM EDT
At Fenway Park
TV: YES, NESN

TBD

TBD


Yankees
@
Red Sox

Sun, Sep 20 • 1:07 PM EDT
At Fenway Park
TV: YES, NESN, TBS

TBD

Tanner Houck
RHP
1-0, 0.00 ERA, 7 SO
The 24-year-old prospect will try to follow up his sparkling debut with another strong effort in his introduction to the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry. Against the Marlins, Houck fired five shutout innings, striking out seven.

[Kinkotheclown]

My only concern about what is happening is that they are getting hot too early.

I said weeks ago that if they get hot at the right time, they will be a nightmare in the playoffs. it's hard to keep up what they are doing now for. a month. Hopefully, they are not even hot yet! If that's the case, good lord they are going to mash.

[YANKSGUY]

My only concern about what is happening is that they are getting hot too early.

I said weeks ago that if they get hot at the right time, they will be a nightmare in the playoffs. it's hard to keep up what they are doing now for. a month. Hopefully, they are not even hot yet! If that's the case, good lord they are going to mash.

Trust me...they're hot NOW. They're not going to do any better than what they just did, not for any amount of time, let alone a month.

[johnny ny]

Trust me...they're hot NOW. They're not going to do any better than what they just did, not for any amount of time, let alone a month.

this yankee team is this good when healthy and everyone playing up to ability their not on a hot streak..

[YANKSGUY]

this yankee team is this good when healthy and everyone playing up to ability their not on a hot streak..

9 (8) wins in a row at the time of your post, isn't a hot streak? Seriously? Hitting 19 home runs in 3 games is way above playing up to their ability. Get serious.

[johnny ny]

the yanks and the dodgers are by far the two best teams in baseball.. it was just yanks were injured and many players not playing to their ability until recently...

[Posada20]

the yanks and the dodgers are by far the two best teams in baseball.. it was just yanks were injured and many players not playing to their ability until recently...

The Yankees have run into some opposing pitching that is bad , I want to see how this team does against good pitching . And the injury excuse is getting old , Tampa has had more than their share of injuries and yet are in first place . I think if anything last year was a fluke in regards to the next man up mantra

[johnny ny]

The Yankees have run into some opposing pitching that is bad , I want to see how this team does against good pitching . And the injury excuse is getting old , Tampa has had more than their share of injuries and yet are in first place . I think if anything last year was a fluke in regards to the next man up mantra

yanks lineup is 10 times better then tampa when yanks are healthy their is no comparison.. yanks when healthy and everyone playing well are a superior team then tampa no question...

[Posada20]

yanks lineup is 10 times better then tampa when yanks are healthy their is no comparison.. yanks when healthy and everyone playing well are a superior team then tampa no question...

Then how did Tampa take 2 of 3 when the yanks line up was 100%?

[Stevemil505]

Anyone have tonites lineups yet to post here? Hoping for our best lineup ( Frazier, Hicks, Judge in outfield, Stanton at DH), with Tachman and Gardner on bench for defensive replacements late if necessary. Oh, and Torres at ss.

[drt1010]

DJ LeMahieu
Luke Voit
Aaron Hicks
Giancarlo Stanton DH
Gleyber Torres
Giovanny Urshela
Clint Frazier
Gary Sanchez
Brett Gardner

Jordan Montgomery

[drt1010]

DJ LeMahieu
Luke Voit
Aaron Hicks
Giancarlo Stanton DH
Gleyber Torres
Giovanny Urshela
Clint Frazier
Gary Sanchez
Brett Gardner

Jordan Montgomery

Correction, seems there has been a change:

1. DJ LeMahieu, 2B

2. Aaron Judge, RF

3. Giancarlo Stanton, DH

4. Luke Voit, 1B

5. Gleyber Torres, SS

6. Aaron Hicks, CF

7. Gio Urshela, 3B

8. Gary Sanchez, C

9. Clint Frazier, LF

Jordan Montgomery, LHP

[Stevemil505]

No Judge, huh?--that really concerns me!

[Posada20]

No Judge, huh?--that really concerns me!

I will be concerned if he isn’t in the lineup tomorrow

[drt1010]

No Judge, huh?--that really concerns me!

Agree. I guess they are going with the hot bats?