For Alex Cora, the focus isn’t on the postseason. It’s on the next 12 games.
“I think we should stop talking about October to be honest with you,” the Red Sox manager said. “There’s a lot of stuff going on and we have to play better. I’m not saying we’re in a bad spot, but I think we have to wait to see if October is part of this.”
Garrett Crochet will be on the mound for Boston, which has lost three straight.
The Yankees will counter with righthander Will Warren, who who is 1-1 with an 8.68 ERA in his two starts against the Red Sox this season and in his career. Warren has recorded back-to-back no-decisions, and struck out five while allowing two runs on just two hits over the first six innings of New York’s 12-2 Tuesday loss to the Detroit Tigers.
The Red Sox will get a day off on Monday before a three-game homestand against the Athletics beginning Tuesday.
Here’s your preview.
YANKEES (83-65): Slater RF, Judge DH, Bellinger CF, Stanton LF, Rosario 3B, Goldschmidt 1B, Chisholm Jr. 2B, Caballero SS, Rice C
Pitching: RHP Will Warren (8-6, 4.22 ERA)
RED SOX (81-68): Duran LF, Bregman 3B, Story SS, Lowe 1B, Gonzalez 2B, Yoshida DH, Refsnyder RF, Narváez C, Rafaela CF
Pitching: LHP Garrett Crochet (15-5, 2.57 ERA)
Time: 7:10 p.m.
TV, radio: ESPN, WEEI-FM 93.7
Yankees vs. Crochet: Cody Bellinger 5-11, José Caballero 0-5, Jazz Chisholm Jr. 0-2, Jasson Domínguez 0-6, Paul Goldschmidt 1-13, Trent Grisham 0-3, Aaron Judge 2-12, Ryan McMahon 1-3, Ben Rice 0-6, Amed Rosario 5-6, Giancarlo Stanton 1-4, Anthony Volpe 2-5, Austin Wells 2-9
Red Sox vs. Warren: Alex Bregman 0-1, Jarren Duran 1-5, David Hamilton 1-4, Nathaniel Lowe 0-1, Carlos Narváez 1-2, Ceddanne Rafaela 1-4, Trevor Story 2-5, Masataka Yoshida 1-2
Stat of the day: The Red Sox are 6-8 in their last 14 games and have lost eight of their last 11 at home.
Notes: The Red Sox are 43-19 in their alternate yellow jerseys, which they wore on Saturday. They are 8-5 this year in the yellow, and 16-12 in them since the start of 2024. They were 27-7 in the jerseys from 2021-23. Time to retire them? … The Red Sox are hitting .096 with runners in scoring position over their last three games. They were hitting .363 in their previous eight. … Jarren Duran’s pinch-hit homer in the eighth inning was the first of his career. … New York is 13-2 in its last 15 road games dating back to Aug. 6. … The Yankees lead the majors with 251 homers. … Since Roman Anthony was sidelined with a strained oblique, the Red Sox are just 3-6. … Garrett Crochet leads the majors with 228 strikeouts in 185⅓ innings. He has now worked seven innings in four of his last seven starts, fanning double-digit batters in two of them. … Crochet is 2-0 with a 2.52 ERA in six appearances (three starts, all this season) against the Yankees in his career.
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