The Boston Red Sox hope to send the New York Yankees packing with another loss in Sunday’s series finale of the ensuing AL East divisional tilt. It has been a rocky run for a banged-up Yankees team still looking to reverse their offensive fortunes. Perhaps they can find hope in a matchup pitting starting right-handed pitcher Jameson Taillon against Boston’s Michael Wacha.
Jameson Taillon would probably love nothing more than to forget his last visit to Fenway Park. He got blasted for seven hits and six runs in five innings. Granted, he did come back to pitch a gem in the rematch at Yankee Stadium.
But Sunday’s game is back at the house of horrors in Boston.
Taillon is throwing a 3.95 ERA with an 11-2 record. His record is proof that good things clearly tend to happen for the Yankees whenever he’s on the mound. But that belief will get put to the test with the team starting to struggle a bit offensively.
If the offense sputters, it’s going to come down to Taillon and the relief arms staving off Boston’s bats.
Defense isn’t a lost art on the Yankees considering they’re holding opponents to a .219/.283/.357 slash line. They’re still very much a tough tea m to score runs on in games. But their offense isn’t living up to the juggernaut status it reached earlier in the season.