Red Sox play the Yankees in first of 3-game series
New York Yankees (13-9, first in the AL East) vs. Boston Red Sox (9-13, fourth in the AL East) Boston; Tuesday, 6:45 p. m.
EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Luis Gil (0-1, 7. 00 ERA, 1. 44 WHIP, seven strikeouts); Red Sox: Connelly Early (1-0, 2.
29 ERA, 1. 27 WHIP, 20 strikeouts) LINE: Yankees -115, Red Sox -104; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox host the New York Yankees to begin a three-game series. Boston has a 9-13 record overall and a 5-5 record in home games.
Red Sox hitters are batting a collective . 233, which ranks seventh in the AL. New York has a 13-9 record overall and a 5-4 record in road games.
Yankees hitters have a collective . 408 slugging percentage to rank second in the AL. Tuesday's game is the first time these teams square off this season.