The Yankees might be the defending AL East and AL champs and the Red Sox might have missed the playoffs the past three seasons, but at this moment it feels like the Red Sox have it over the

The plan for Red Sox relief pitcher Justin Slaten, who is on a rehab stint with Triple-A Worcester, is to pitch one inning (20-25 pitches) today with the WooSox. It will be a clean inning after Kyle Harrison starts.

And according to MLB Insider Francys Romero, Chapman has made some personal history over the last nine games. Aroldis Chapman leads all relievers in ERA across MLB with a 1.15 mark. For the first time in his MLB career, he has 9 consecutive games without allowing a hit.

As they try to scrap their way back to the top of the AL East, the Yankees have enough to worry about these days.

Right-hander Jordan Hicks continues to struggle, as he allowed two runs in the ninth inning on Monday. The 28-year-old now has a 6.61 ERA in 28 appearances this season and a 7.07 ERA in 15 outings since the Red Sox acquired him in the Rafael Devers trade. However, manager Alex Cora remained committed to Hicks in the postgame presser, via NESN.

The Boston Red Sox had a scare on Sunday but it sounds like they will get a significant piece back in the lineup in preparation for their upcoming series agains

The Red Sox and Yankees are close together in the American League playoff race, and will clash in primetime in their next series.

The Boston Red Sox are back on the field on Tuesday, Aug. 19 to complete a two-game series against the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park in Boston.

As the New York Yankees gear up to play the Tampa Bay Rays for the first game of a two-game series, they have announced the loss of yet another pitcher to injur

The Yankees enter Tuesday five games back of the Toronto Blue Jays in the American League East, and tied with the Seattle Mariners and the Boston Red Sox atop the AL Wild Card standings.