The Yankees welcome in the Red Sox tonight for the first of a huge four-game series. Ivan Nova, the team’s best pitcher of late, gets the start against Jake Peavy. The last time these two teams played, tempers flared when Ryan Dempster hit Alex Rodriguez in the back and manager Joe Girardi was ejected from the game. Entering play tonight, New York is 2.5 games behind the Rays for the second wild card spot and eight games behind the Sox in the division. Check out our full preview of tonight’s game here.
Boston Red Sox (84-57)
Jacoby Ellsbury CF
Shane Victorino RF
Dustin Pedroia 2B
David Ortiz DH
Daniel Nava LF
Mike Napoli 1B
Stephen Drew SS
Ryan Lavarnway C
Will Middlebrooks 3B
RHP Jake Peavy (3-1, 3.18 ERA w/ Red Sox)
New York Yankees (75-64)
Brett Gardner CF
Derek Jeter SS
Robinson Cano 2B
Alfonso Soriano LF
Curtis Granderson DH
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Lyle Overbay 1B
Ichiro Suzuki RF
Chris Stewart C
RHP Ivan Nova (8-4, 2.88 ERA)
Game Time: 7:05 pm ET – Yankee Stadium – Bronx, NY
TV: YES, MLB Network
Radio: WCBS 880, WADO 1280
Weather: Partly cloudy, 71°F
