Hot- Hitting Red Sox Begin Series vs. Rival Yankees
After a series victory over the National League- leading Philadelphia Phillies, the Boston Red Sox will look to continue their momentum against the American League- leading New York Yankees as a three- game set begins Friday night. The archrivals will be meeting for the first time this season, with the series opener in Boston marking the 70th game for the Red Sox and the 72nd for the Yankees.
Red Sox Riding High
The Red Sox have won three of their once four games after winning the final two games of the three- game series against the Phillies. TylerO’Neill hit a three- run home run, while Jarren Duran and Enmanuel Valdez hit two doubles apiece to power Boston to a 9- 3 win on Thursday.” We have got a good team,” Red Sox director Alex Cora said.” We are gon na lose some games and we are gon na win some games. I know everybody allowed the must-have- win was Sunday in Chicago( against the White Sox) because they’ve the worst record in baseball. We do not see it that way. We show up every day and work hard.”
The Red Sox had 14 hits in the finale against Philadelphia, including five straight during a four- run second inning against Phillies ace Aaron Nola. Duran, whose two- run double limited the frame, produced his seventh game with multipleextra-base hits this season.” We were finding barrels and hitting the ball hard,”O’Neill said.” It was stupendous to see.”
Brayan Bello Takes the Mound
Brayan Bello( 6- 3,4.78 ERA) is listed to start for Boston on Friday. He took a loss Saturday against the White Sox after allowing five runs on nine successes in42/3 innings. Bello is 2- 2 with a1.45 ERA in five career starts against New York, showing a history of success against the Yankees lineup.
Yankees Look to Bounce Back
The Yankees’ four- game winning streak was snapped with a 4- 3, walk- off loss to the Kansas City Royals on Thursday. New York also saw its eight- game road win streak come to an end. Kansas City was up 2- 0 until Anthony Rizzo homered, Anthony Volpe drove in a run with a groundout, and Juan Soto hit an RBI single to put New York in front in a three- run eighth.” All losses hurt, especially when you are up and you are leading, but then again,( the Royals) are also professionals,” New York left- hander Nestor Cortes said after his Thursday start.
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Luis Gil’s Impressive Run
The Red Sox will face Yankees right- hander Luis Gil( 8- 1,2.04 ERA), who had won seven straight starts before taking a no- decision Sunday against the Los Angeles Dodgers. He allowed three runs on five hits with five strikeouts and a walk in52/3 innings during his rearmost outing.” In the small time I have seen him, he lives for those moments,” Yankees star Aaron Judge said.” I look forward to further.”
The Yankees are 11- 2 in Gil’s starts this season. He’d thrown at least six innings and given up no more than one run in each of his former seven outings, a feat that no Yankees pitcher had fulfilled. With Gil returning from Tommy John surgery, his innings– presently at 75– are being covered.” We are not putting any kind of a limit on him, but there may be a natural one that happens,” New York director Aaron Boone said.” But I do not inescapably suppose that is our anticipation.”
Gil has made only one career start against the Red Sox. He allowed three hits and four walks in42/3 shutout innings onAug. 17, 2021.
Conclusion
As the Red Sox and Yankees face off for the first time this season, both teams bring momentum and high stakes into the series opener. The Red Sox will calculate on Brayan Bello’s literal success against New York, while the Yankees look to Luis Gil to continue his impressive run. With both teams aiming to assert dominance in the AL East, fans can anticipate an intense and competitive series filled with memorable moments.
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