The Red Sox are hoping to earn a split in this four-game series and see their talented left-hander bounce back from a bad stretch.
Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees
Boston will try to salvage a split in this four-game series after dropping the last two contests, including a 7-2 defeat last night on ESPN Sunday Night Baseball. “This was a huge opportunity for us, trying to gain ground on these guys and Tampa Bay,” said third baseman Adrian Beltre. “But unfortunately it didn’t work out the way we wanted.” The Red Sox are now seven games back of the Yankees and 4.5 away in the Wild Card race. The club is now an even 4-4 this month (-340) and 38-25 in August the last three years (+780). Boston has also slipped up against divisional foes in 2010, posting a 21-22 record (-530), with the total being 24-17 O/U in those games. The banged up ball club did receive some encouraging news over the weekend, as second baseman Dustin Pedroia (left foot) has plans of returning to the lineup on August 17
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