dpThe Sox will look to keep it going when the teams meet again Friday night at Fenway Park.
Lefthander Payton Tolle will get the start for the Sox, while the Yankees will counter with righty Will Warren.
Here is a preview.
YANKEES (48-32): Goldschmidt 1B, Rosario DH, Bellinger LF, Domínguez RF, Caballero 3B, Chisholm Jr. 2B, Volpe SS, Jones CF, Sánchez C.
Pitching: RHP Will Warren (7-2, 3.45 ERA)
RED SOX (33-46): Gasper DH, Rafaela CF, Abreu RF, Contreras 1B, Duran LF, Durbin 3B, Seigler 2B, Wong C, Cheng SS.
Pitching: LHP Payton Tolle (3-5, 3.08 ERA)
Time: 7:10 p.m.
TV, radio: NESN, WEEI-FM 93.7
Yankees vs. Tolle: José Caballero 0-2, Jazz Chisholm Jr. 1-2, Ben Rice 1-3, Amed Rosario 1-3, Austin Wells 0-2
Red Sox vs. Warren: Wilyer Abreu 0-2, Jarren Duran 2-8, Marcelo Mayer 1-2, Carlos Narváez 2-5, Ceddanne Rafaela 1-6, Masataka Yoshida 3-4
Stat of the day: The Red Sox have had eight consecutive quality starts, their longest streak since Aug. 4-13, 2017. The starters are 4-1 and have posted a 1.95 ERA in that span.
Notes: Tolle has a 1.50 ERA without a decision in his only start against the Yankees, allowing one run on three hits and striking out 11 in six innings of a 4-2 loss on April 23. … The Red Sox have homered in 11 of their last 13 games, hitting 19 total since June 10. … Caleb Durbin has five home runs in his last 13 games and has hit safely in 17 of his last 24 games, batting .329 with 14 extra base hits, 16 RBI, and a .976 OPS. … Sox starters have struck out at least nine batters in four straight games. … Warren is 1-2 with a 9.42 ERA in three career starts against the Red Sox. … Jose Caballero has three home runs and 10 RBI over his last 10 games for the Yankees. … Paul Goldschmidt is hitting .418 (32-for-79) with six doubles, a triple, eight home runs, and 16 runs batted in against lefthanders.
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