Previewing The New York Yankees’ September Series Against The Boston Red Sox

The New York Yankees start a four-game series against the Boston Red Sox at home on Thursday.

The Yankees and Red Sox have played three series against each other this season. The Red Sox won the first two series while the Bronx Bombers won two of three games in their last meeting.

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The American League East rivals meet with just a few weeks remaining in the regular season. Both teams are still looking to solidify their push towards October baseball.

The Yankees hold a 1.5-game lead over the Baltimore Orioles for the division lead. The team’s 84-62 is tied for the best record in the AL with the Cleveland Guardians.

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The Red Sox have struggled as of late but find themselves not far behind the final Wild Card spot. The team is 4-6 over their last 10 games but sits just four games behind the Minnesota Twins for the final playoff spot in the American League.

The four-game series has the potential to help both team’s cases toward playoff baseball.

The expected starters and start times for the series can be found below.

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Thursday : Cooper Criswell 6-4, 4.11 ERA vs. Nestor Cortes 9-10, 3.97 ERA. First pitch is scheduled for 7:15 p.m.

Friday : Tanner Houck 8-10, 3.24 ERA vs. Clarke Schmidt 5-3, 3.24 ERA. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.

Saturday : Brayan Bello 13-7, 4.70 ERA vs. Gerrit Cole 6-4, 3.36 ERA. First pitch is scheduled for 1:05 p.m.

Sunday : Kutter Crawford 8-14, 4.09 ERA vs. Carlos Rodón 14-9, 4.21 ERA. First pitch is scheduled for 1:35 p.m.

Casey Fahrer is a recent graduate from Syracuse University and a contributor to Inside The Pinstripes. He can be reached at caseyfahrer716@gmail.com.

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