New York Yankees: The series with the Boston Red Sox could determine the season

It always seems to be the case that when we get to the second half of the season in MLB, you will get a series that could swing a team’s whole season. For the New York Yankees, the current series with the Boston Red Sox could be looked at as a season-changing type of series. Unfortunately, the Yanks would end up dropping Game 1 on Thursday night. However, there are still three more games where you could essentially be walking out of Boston come Sunday night behind one game in the lost column.

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While it’s not easy because of how well the Red Sox are doing, it’s not impossible. Your pitching needs to be there. The Yankees are sending out Luis Severino to take the hill on Friday night. While Severino has pitched very well during the 2018 season, he has ok numbers when facing the Red Sox. Six Red Sox hitters have a batting average above .300 when facing Severino. You don’t want to see him get destroyed by these guys. Secondly, the New York Yankees need to capitalize on the fact that they aren’t facing Chris Sale during the series.

The way the Yanks and Red Sox are going this season, it brings me back to the late 1990’s and early 2000’s when these two teams were the top of the American League East and ran the division. Although, the Red Sox were chasing the Yankees. This has a different feel, but there’s something in me that thinks the New York Yankees can take a few. Aaron Boone needs his pitching to be top-level. They need to minimize the mistakes, and not allow Sonny Gray anywhere near the games. It’s all jokes and stuff. However, the Yankees could be eight games out if the Red Sox sweep them. They are in no shape to face the Houston Astros, Cleveland Indians, or someone else in a one-game playoff.

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