The Boston Red Sox host their bitter rivals. the New York Yankees on Tuesday in the first game of a short two game series. The Yankees lead the AL East at 85-56 while the Red Sox are in last place at 69-72. Gerrit Cole (11-7) gets the start for the Yankees while the Nick Pivetta (9-11) goes for the Red Sox. The Yankees lead the season series 7-6.
The NY Yankees passed a huge test this weekend, taking two out of three games from the Rays, who are breathing down their neck. The Rays took the series opener Friday to cut the Yankees once massive lead to 3.5 games. This was unimaginable a couple of months ago when the Yankees had a huge lead in the division. Yankee fans were holding their collective breath, as that lead could be down to 1.5 games by the end of the weekend if the Rays swept.
Gleyber Torres gets the party started with a 3-run shot in the first inning!?? pic.twitter.com/qeBJJZecjw
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But the Yankees dug deep and won the last two games of the series to increase their lead back to 5.5 games. It gave them a little bit of breathing room as they head down the stretch run. On Sunday, the Yankees won the rubber game 10-4, as they scored 10 runs in the second straight game. Wandy Peralta got the win in what was a bullpen game. But the offense was the star of the game, specifically Gleyber Torres, who blasted two home runs and had 4 RBI. Giancarlo also hit a a home run and had 3 RBI while Oswaldo Cabrera also had a home run.