The Boston Red Sox play host to the New York Yankees this weekend. It is the rival’s second series in a week. A balanced schedule oddity. The Red Sox have become exciting recently, though there is some speculation that the Red Sox are still dysfunctional and have too many designated hitters.
There are also some great pitching matchups between the Red Sox and Yankees this coming weekend. Carlos Rodon and Max Fried will start for the Yankees in this series, and Garrett Crochet will start for the Red Sox. Games between these rivals are always long and tight. Are you planning on watching the games?
Red Sox Host Yankees Pitching Matchups
There are some great pitching matchups between the Red Sox and Yankees. These pitching matchups look familiar; they are a rematch of the Yankees and Red Sox pitching matchups from last weekend. On Friday, June 13 at 7:15 pm Eastern time, Ryan Yarbrough will likely face Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet. Yarborough would like to have a better outing than he did in his most recent start, also against the Red Sox. Yarborough is 3-1 with a 4.17 earned run average. Crochet is 6-4 with a 2.35 earned run average. He gave up a season-high five runs against the Yankees in his last outing against the Yankees.
On Saturday, at 7:15 pm Eastern time, Carlos Rodon will face Hunter Dobbins. The Yankees should have an advantage in this game. However, Dobbins pitched well last weekend. Rodon is 8-4 with a 2.87 earned run average. Dobbins is 3-1 with a 4.20 earned run average.
On Sunday, at 1:35 pm Eastern time, Yankees ace Max Fried is scheduled to face Brayan Bello. Fried is having a great season for the Yankees, and he may start the All-Star Game for the American League. He is 9-1 with a sparkling 1.84 earned run average. Bello, on the other hand, has been inconsistent this year for the Red Sox. He is 2-1 with a 3.96 earned run average for Boston. Bello started this season on the injured list for Boston. He is just getting back.
Red Sox Have Interesting Yong Players
The Red Sox are filled with interesting young players. They have great prospects and have been forced to call them up to the big leagues this season. The injuries forced them to do it. Three position players are highlighted here.
First, Kristian Campbell. He was the first to get called up and is primarily an infielder. Second, Marcelo Mayer is primarily an infielder but can play outfield as well. He is a good batter with some defensive flexibility. He was the second player to get called up. Finally, this week (since the last Yankees series), the Red Sox called up the top-rated prospects in all of baseball. Roman Anthony is an outfielder and a big bat.
Hitting and Bullpen Matchups
Since these teams just played, there is not a great need to preview the hitting or the bullpens in this series. In hitting, the Yankees are led by Aaron Judge, who is setting all kinds of offensive records. He has a strong supporting cast. The Red Sox are led by Rafael Devers. He is a Yankee killer. The young bats are also significant. Devers is a bit of a malcontent who says he is only going to be the designated hitter.
The bullpens for both teams are fairly close, though the Yankees have a slight advantage. What is most salient in this series, like the last, is that battles between these two teams tend to be high-scoring marathons. This is the case even when good pitchers like Crochet and Rodon pitch. That means that the games between these two rivals will be decided by the bullpens, so bullpen management is of utmost importance. Yankee Manager Aaron Boone is bad at bullpen management.
Conclusion
The game in this series on Sunday afternoon is the first day game the Yankees will play in about a month. This is just another schedule oddity, though there is some argument that the television networks want this rivalry in primetime and on national television. It is also interesting to note that the Yankees lead the all-time series between these rivals 1,246-1.030.
