Yankees in town for three over the weekend

The Yankees are back at Fenway for three key games this weekend vs. the Red Sox. New York won the season opening series at Fenway, 2-1.

Currently in the AL East, the Yankees are in second place with a 19-8 record, 1½ games behind first place Tampa Bay. The Red Sox are in fourth place with a 15-14 record, 6½ games out.

As always when these two teams meet, I expect a great series with long, grinding games.


Pitching match ups and summaries for the series:

Friday, May 7^th: New York @ Boston
Hughes (3-0) v. Beckett (1-0)


Saturday, May 8^th: New York @ Boston
Sabathia (4-1) v. Buchholz (3-2)


Sunday, May 9^th: New York @ Boston
Burnett (4-0) v. Lester (2-2)

After this series, the Red Sox will play the next nine games in the season series at Yankee Stadium, starting with a two game set on May 17-18.

The Yankees final visit to Fenway will be to close out the 2010 regular season on October 1-3.