Carig: A reminder of why the Yankees will need Brett Gardner’s toughness

But with the powerhouse Yankees positioned to battle tooth-and-nail against the defending AL East-champion Red Sox this year, there really isn’t tremendous room for error – especially when a win is within the Red Sox’ grasps the way it was on Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium.

Even as Gardner’s batting average dipped under.200, Yankees manager Aaron Boone was optimistic.

The last time the Yankees swept the Red Sox was in a two-game set in April 2017.

The Red Sox wanted Torres to get himself out before bringing in Kimbrel to face leadoff man Brett Gardner. “Seems like they’re doing all the small things at the right time”.

“I would go back to the National Football League when they came to the United Kingdom”. He’s Laurence Leavy, a South Florida-based attorney who’s clearly built a lot of wealth, as he’s constantly able to travel the country and sit behind the plate at big-time games.

Not only does the timing look bad – he’s missing a start against the Yankees? – but the potential cause leaves Price in a light best described a “mild case” of avoidable embarrassment.

This one was interesting, as Chris Tillman coughed up four runs in the top of the first and then two more in the second before departing with this line: 1.1 IP, 4 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 0 K.

“It’s May, and it was bedlam”, Boone said.

“They expect to be really good”. But New York struck last.

NY is on fire right now and playing better than any team in baseball with an MLB-best 26 wins. Both will be on regular rest because the Red Sox were off Monday.

Giancarlo Stanton homered twice, including a laser shot to left field, and Judge hit a tiebreaking single off New York’s latest public enemy as the Yankees edged the rival Boston Red Sox 3-2 on Tuesday night for their 16th victory in 17 games.

“They’re playing good ball”, Boston right fielder J.D. Martinez said.

Cora looked about as uncomfortable as he has at any other point in his 36-game tenure here as Red Sox manager answering injury and gaming questions.

Hanley Ramirez hit his fourth homer on the season off of Chad Green with Andrew Benintendi on base in the top half of the seventh to give the Red Sox a 6-5 lead. An ERA of 3.99 was unusually high for someone who finished second in the Cy Young race a year prior, but a.654 win-loss percentage (17-9) and a 3.0 wins above replacement (WAR) certainly made him the leader of the pitching staff before the Chris Sale Era.

Booed in the Bronx earlier this season, Stanton delivered in his first home game with the Yankees against Boston.

Rockies pitcher Tyler Anderson is unbeaten this term and coped well with the powerful Chicago Cubs lineup last time out but the Angels are another step up entirely. CC Sabathia will start game three and is 2-0 with a 1.39 ERA and 23 strikeouts this season.