The Red Sox is a very young ballclub that wasn’t picked to be a contender, but they’re behind the Yankees in the standings. And they showed the Yanks in June how good they can be winning two of three at Yankee Stadium one weekend and sweeping three games at Fenway Park the next.

The rivalry series has unfortunately been quite one-sided through their first two meetings: the Red Sox have taken five of the first six from the Yankees including a demoralizing weekend sweep at Fenway Park in mid-June. That series foreshadowed more grim ...

Of course neither the Yankees nor the Red Sox are in first place as they begin a four-game series on Thursday night at the Stadium. Somehow this still feels like the beginning of an abbreviated

The Red Sox are in the midst of a playoff race and cannot afford to blow games to inferior foes like Baltimore. Thursday’s decision loomed especially large since Cowser fired a poor throw to the plate that likely would have allowed Eaton to score to tie the game.

The 21-year-old will likely play a key role in the storied Red Sox-Yankees rivalry for most of the next decade.

Wade Boggs seemed like a lock to spend his MLB career with the Boston Red Sox. But he signed with the Yankees in 1993.

So long, Isaiah Campbell. The Red Sox demoted the struggling reliever back down to Worcester ahead of the pivotal series with the Yankees this weekend. Richard Fitts, who has been a starter all season will make his way back up to the big leagues and pitch out of the bullpen.

The Red Sox had won 10 of 12 games and Roman Anthony hit a double in the ninth inning against the Padres to tie the game 4-4. Simmons hit send shortly before the Padres scored in the 10th to win the game. They have dropped seven of 10 games since he tweeted this: