"The two rivals are neck-and-neck in the American League wild card standings entering the three-game set. New York holds a half-game advantage over Boston for the top wild-card spot. Both teams are also still very much in the mix for the division title, but they also need to build some cushion in order to fend off other challengers for the wild-card spot."
"Boston leads the season series, 8-2. It won five of six over New York over two series in June, including a three-game sweep at Fenway Park. The Red Sox continued their domination of the Yankees this season by taking three of four from their rival in The Bronx in August. In that series, Boston won the first three games, with its last victory being a 12-1 win as New York arguably hit the low point of its season."
"After juggling around the rotation a bit in their series against the Athletics, the Red Sox will have Lucas Giolito, Brayan Bello, and Garrett Crochet on the bump for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday's games, respectively. While Giolito has had a resurgence this season (10-3, 3.38 ERA), the righty wasn't good in his lone start against the Yankees so far this season. He gave up three earned runs on five hits, three walks, and four strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings, throwing 97 pitches in the August outing."
Whoever wins the series will gain the inside track to the American League's top wild-card spot and could still win the division. New York holds a half-game advantage over Boston in the wild-card standings entering the three-game set. Both teams remain in the division race and must build cushion to fend off other wild-card challengers. Boston leads the season series, 8-2, including a three-game sweep at Fenway and a 12-1 victory in The Bronx. The Red Sox will start Lucas Giolito (10-3, 3.38 ERA), Brayan Bello and Garrett Crochet on the weekend; Giolito struggled in his lone start versus New York.
Read at Boston.com
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