Tonight, the Yankees will try to bounce back in the second game from Boston, also hoping to avoid another series loss at the hands of their rival. They won the first game of their series last weekend in the Bronx but have since dropped three in a row to the Red Sox (albeit while sweeping the Royals between sets).

Dobbins allowed two home runs last time out against the New York Yankees, something that’s unsurprising given his brutal .459 expected slugging and the Bronx Bombers' excellent .806 OPS versus ground-ballers, which ranks second in the bigs.

The Red Sox have endured a disappointing first half of the season, but the one bright spot is that they’ve had their bitter rival’s number. The Sox defeated the Yankees, 2-1, in 10 innings Friday night, giving them their third win in four tries against the Bombers this season.

The Red Sox are trotting out a different-looking lineup Saturday with Roman Anthony sitting and someone other than Jarren Duran (who's hitting fifth) leading off.

Having another good fastball in the bullpen will benefit us,” manager Alex Cora said. “Another breaking ball. Obviously (the bullpen is) a little bit banged up — not only the guys who are active but with (Justin) Slaten down,