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Yankees, Red Sox meet Tuesday - POSTPONED
By: Staff Writer - StatFox
Published: 4/24/2017  at  11:39:00 PM
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NEW YORK YANKEES (11-7)

at BOSTON RED SOX (11-8)

First pitch: Tuesday, 7:10 p.m. ET
Line: New York +130, Boston -140, Total: 9.0

Baseball fans will be treated to one of the best rivalries in the game when the Red Sox host the Yankees on Tuesday.

The Yankees are going to be a bit upset when they take the field on Tuesday, as they are coming off of a series loss against the Pirates last weekend. New York felt like the better team in that one, so it was disappointing to come away with two losses in that three-game set. The team should, however, be able to regroup pretty fast. The Yankees are facing the rival Red Sox on Tuesday, and that means there is a lot on the line. Boston, meanwhile, is also coming off of a series loss. The Sox lost two of three against the Orioles, but they will be feeling pretty confident in their ability to turn things around here. The starters in this Tuesday matchup will be RHP Luis Severino (1-1, 4.05 ERA, 27 K) for New York and RHP Rick Porcello (1-2, 5.32 ERA, 23 K) for Boston. C Gary Sanchez (Arm) is still out for New York and 2B Dustin Pedroia (Knee, Ankle) is unlikely to play for Boston, as he is banged up and listed as day-to-day.

After having a rough season a year ago, Luis Severino has come on strong for the Yankees early on in 2017. Severino was a bit lousy in his first start of the year, allowing four earned runs in five innings of work. He has been lights out since that one, though. Over the past two starts, the young righty has allowed just five earned runs in 15.0 innings of work. He struck out 21 batters in those two games, so he is clearly making good use of his stuff thus far. If he can avoid giving up the long-ball on Tuesday then New York has a great chance to win at Fenway. Offensively, plenty of Yankees should be excited to face Porcello on Tuesday. That list begins with OF Jacoby Ellsbury (.333 BA, 2 HR, 4 RBI), who is a ridiculous 12-for-31 with two doubles, four homers, and four RBI against the righty in his career. Ellsbury has been seeing the ball well for New York, and his history against Porcello suggests he should be able to keep it up on Tuesday. Another guy to watch out for is OF Brett Gardner (.182 BA, 0 HR, 0 RBI). Gardner has had an awful season for the Yankees, but he is 11-for-33 with three doubles against Porcello in his career. This matchup could be just what he needs to snap out of his slump.

Rick Porcello won the AL Cy Young Award in 2016, but this season has not been as kind to him thus far. Porcello has had a few rough starts for the Sox this year, but he is coming off of his best start of 2017. Porcello pitched seven innings against Toronto on Apr. 19, allowing no earned runs. He struck out five batters in that game, and Boston would certainly take another start like that on Tuesday. Offensively, there are two guys on the Red Sox that are really worth monitoring on Tuesday. Those players would be OFs Andrew Benintendi (.347 BA, 1 HR, 11 RBI) and Mookie Betts (.313 BA, 2 HR, 11 RBI). Benintendi has been phenomenal in what is technically his rookie season. He is already one of Boston’s best hitters, and he should be ready to make an impact on Tuesday. In his short career against Severino, Benintendi is 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI. Betts, meanwhile, is red-hot recently. He has seen his average rise from .286 to .313 over the past 10 games, and he also had a homer and three RBI against Baltimore on Sunday.


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