Red Sox to Face Yankees in ALDS Starting Friday
Thursday, October 04, 2018
The Yankees advanced to face the Red Sox in the ALDS after beating Oakland 7-2 in the American League Wild Card game on Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium.
It will be the first playoff meeting between the two teams since the 2004 ALCS which saw the Red Sox come back from a 3-0 series deficit to beat the Yankees in game seven.
The ALDS begins on Friday, October 5 at 7:30 p.m. at Fenway Park.
Game two is set for Saturday, October 6 at 8 p.m., also at Fenway.
Red Sox vs Yankees This Season
This season, the Red Sox and Yankees played each other 19 times with Boston taking the season series 10-9.
The Red Sox went 7-3 at Fenway Park, but just 3-6 at Yankee Stadium.
The Red Sox led the league in runs per game with 5.41 and scored over a half run more per game against the Yankees (6.11).
Related Slideshow: The History of Baseball in Central Massachusetts
Baseball and Central Mass. go way back - to the 1860s. The local historical landmarks range from Mudville to Hotel Vernon to Fitton Field. A version of these highlights is posted on the site of the new, yet-to-be-formally-named Worcester Baseballteam of the three-year-old Futures Collegiate Baseball League.
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