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The Yankees and Red Sox go under the lights this Sunday on ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball presented by Taco Bell.
What is one of professional sports’ most storied rivalries will have its latest chapter written this Sunday night when the Yankees and Red Sox go under the lights on ESPN’s flagship MLB program. The game will be the finale in the teams’ three-game weekend series. The game is scheduled to begin at 8:05pm ET. Masahiro Tanaka (6 – 2) is scheduled to get the start for the Yankees while David Price (9 – 6) will get the start for Boston. Price’s last time on the mound was July 10th against Tampa Bay. He was credited with the win in that game. He was in prime form throughout the game, too allowing only 4 hits, 0 runs, 0 earned runs, 1 walk, and 0 home runs. He struck out 10 of 29 batters, too. This was all over 8 innings pitched. That is just under half of the batters faced. Teammate Brad Ziegler played a role in the win, too. He kept Tampa Bay’s bats completely silent in the game’s final inning, striking out 2 of 3.
Tanaka’s last time on the mound was July 10th against Cleveland. He had a rough time against the Indians, too allowing 7 runs on 10 hits over 4.2 innings. He also allowed 3 earned runs, 2 walks, and 1 home run, striking out only 5 of 26 batters.
While New York is playing host to Boston in this weekend’s series, the numbers are pointed more in favor of the Red Sox. This is even with Boston’s current 19 – 18 road record and New York’s 23 – 18 home record. The Red Sox are currently in the midst of a four-game win streak and 7 – 3 in their last ten games. The Yankees meanwhile are 5 – 5 in the team’s last ten games. New York is The last two of those games were wins for the pinstripers.
Dan Shulman will have the call for Sunday’s game. He will be joined in the booth by analysts Aaron Boone and Jessica Mendoza for additional commentary. Reporter Buster Olney will be on-hand for all of the latest in-game news and interviews. Sunday night’s broadcast will be preceded by Baseball Tonight: Sunday Night Countdown presented by Chevrolet at 7pm ET. Karl Ravech will anchor the broadcast. He will be joined at the desk by analyst Dallas Braden and ESPN MLB Insider Tim Kurkjian.
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