David Ortiz stands at first base with Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira during a game at Fenway Park on April 30th. Photo courtesy of Sue Zeiba with permission
The Boston Red Sox will enter Yankee Stsdium this weekend as one of the hottest teams in baseball. They took two out of three against the White Sox at Chicago and have won nine out of 11 overall. The Red Sox are 17-11 and a half game ahead of the Orioles at the top of the American League East. The Yankees have lost seven of their last eight games and have a record of 9-17 overall.
Rick Porcello will bring his 5-0 record to the mound on Friday night. David Price has struggled in the first month, but is still 4-0. He will go on Saturday afternoon. The Red Sox will play their third consecutive Sunday night game. Below is a look at the pitching matchups and broadcast schedule for the weekend series.
Friday, May 6th- Red Sox – Rick Porcello (5-0, 2.76 ERA) at Yankees- Michael Pineda )1-3, 6.33 ERA)- 7:05 PM- TV- NESN, MLBN (nationally). Radio- WZON, WDEA, WJJB
Saturday, May 7th- Red Sox- David Price (4-0,6.14 ERA) at Yankees- Nate Eovaldi (1-2, 5.46 ERA)- 1:05 PM-TV- NESN. Radio- WZON, WDEA, WJJB
Sunday, May 8th- Red Sox- Steven Wright (2-3, 1.67 ERA) at Yankees- Luis Severino (0-4, 6.31 ERA)- 8:05 PM- TV- ESPN. Radio- WZON, WDEA, WJJB
