The Red Sox avoided a three-game sweep by the New York Yankees at Fenway Park on Sunday night, but dropping the first two games of the weekend series will make the final two weeks of the regular season a lot more stressful for Boston.

The Red Sox scored six runs in the first inning and held off a late Yankees push to win Sunday’s finale and avoid a crushing home sweep.

The New York Yankees have gotten some revenge on the Boston Red Sox in their weekend series, taking the opening two games to set up a 2.5-game cushion on Boston

New York has won the first two games of the series, and my Yankees vs. Red Sox predictions and MLB picks are calling for the sweep in a high-scoring game Sunday, September 14. While the Boston Red Sox are the betting favorites tonight with ace Garrett Crochet on the hill, the New York Yankees are rolling and have been a tough test for lefties.

Brett Harris had a go-ahead single in a two-run sixth inning and the Athletics rallied to beat the Boston Red Sox 2-1 for their first five-game winning streak in over a year

In recent seasons for the Red Sox, a pitcher turning in a second consecutive sparkling start like Connelly Early did to open a career would be the story of the game. But this stretch run in Boston is