Here are the lineups:
RED SOX (103-49) | YANKEES (93-58) |
---|---|
Betts DH | McCutchen LF |
Benintendi OF | Judge RF |
Martinez OF | Hicks CF |
Bogaerts SS | Stanton DH |
Holt 2B | Gregorius SS |
Devers 3B | Andujar 3B |
Swihart 1B | Sanchez C |
Bradley OF | Voit 1B |
Vazquez C | Torres 2B |
Pitching: LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (12-4, 3.53). | Pitching: RHP Masahiro Tanaka (12-5, 3.47). |
Game time: 7:05 p.m.
TV/Radio: NESN, YES, MLB Network / WEEI, WFAN.
Red Sox vs. Tanaka: Betts 10-39, Bogaerts 11-36, Bradley 5-30, Holt 6-27, Moreland 5-23, Benintendi 7-21, Kinsler 3-19, Pearce 5-18, Nunez 4-17, Martinez 7-16, Leon 3-12, Vazquez 2-11, Devers 3-8, Swihart 2-6, Lin 1-6.
Yankees vs. Rodriguez: Gregorius 8-29, Gardner 6-21, Hicks 3-13, Bird 4-12, Sanchez 3-10, Hechavarria 2-7, Judge 0-7, Romine 1-6, Andujar 2-5, Torres 2-4, Torreyes 1-4, Stanton 1-3, McCutchen 1-3, Voit 1-2.
Stat of the Day: The Sox hit .269 with a .796 OPS and 5.42 runs per game through August. They have hit .243 with a .679 OPS and 4.0 runs per game in 16 games in September. But have won 10 of those games.
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Magic number update: The magic number to win the American League East is two. If the Sox win tonight, they clinch. If not, then it becomes any combination of two Red Sox victories or two Yankees losses.
Slumping Sox: Andrew Benintendi is 2 of 23 in his last seven games. He has gone 57 at-bats without a home run. … Mookie Betts is 2 of 18 in his last six games. He has gone 50 at-bats without a home run and last had an extra-base hit on Sept. 9. … Mitch Moreland is 4 of 28 with one extra-base hit and 11 strikeouts in his last nine games. … Xander Bogaerts has one RBI in his last seven games.
Other notes: The Sox need a win to avoid a three-game sweep (and clinch the division, too, of course). The Sox have not been swept in the Bronx since dropping four games from Aug. 6-9, 2009. … The Sox lead the season series against the Yankees, 8-7, and have outscored them, 84-75. … Sox relievers have allowed 18 earned runs on 20 hits over 24.2 innings in the last six games. … The Sox were 2 of 15 with runners in scoring position the last two games and left 17 men on base. Their pitchers allowed 11 earned runs over 16 innings. … J.D. Martinez in 15 games against the Yankees this season: .339/.369/.610 with nine extra-base hits and 16 RBIs. … Sox relievers have a 6.95 ERA against the Yankees this season, 3.30 against other teams. … Eduardo Rodriguez is 4-3 with a 3.16 ERA in 11 career games against the Yankees. He has faced them twice this season and allowed five earned runs over 11 innings. … Masahiro Tanaka is 3-0 with an 0.43 ERA in three starts this month. He is 8-4 with a 4.08 ERA in 17 career starts against the Sox.
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Song of the Day: “Knock Three Times” by Tony Orlando and Dawn
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