Lefthander Connelly Early will get the nod for the Sox in the opener, while the Yankees will counter with Walpole native and Northeastern product Cam Schlittler.
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YANKEES (48-31): Goldschmidt DH, Rice 1B, Rosario 3B, Bellinger CF, Domínguez RF, Volpe SS, Chisholm 2B, Caballero LF, Wells C, Schlittler P
Pitching: RHP Cam Schlittler (8-3, 1.71 ERA)
RED SOX (32-46): Yoshida DH, Rafaela CF, Abreu RF, Contreras 1B, Duran LF, Durbin 3B, Siegler 2B, Narváez C, Mayer SS, Early P
Pitching: LHP Connelly Early (6-5, 3.64 ERA)
Time: 7:10 p.m.
TV, radio: NESN, WEEI-FM 93.7
Yankees vs. Early: Cody Bellinger 0-2, José Caballero 1-2, Jazz Chisholm Jr. 1-2, Ben Rice 0-2, Amed Rosario 0-2, Max Schuemann 0-2, Austin Wells 0-2
Red Sox vs. Schlittler: Wilyer Abreu 1-5, Willson Contreras 1-6, Jarren Duran 1-7, Caleb Durbin 0-5, Mickey Gasper 0-4, Marcelo Mayer 1-5, Carlos Narváez 1-3, Ceddanne Rafaela 2-6, Anthony Seigler 1-1, Masataka Yoshida 0-5
Stat of the day: The Red Sox are 12-25 at Fenway Park.
Notes: Early is 0-1 with a 5.06 ERA in his only appearance against the Yankees in the regular season. He gave up three runs on five hits, walked three and struck out four in a 4-0 loss to New York on April 21. … Schlittler 1-0 with a 1.32 ERA in two career regular-season starts against the Sox. … The two squared off in the decisive Game 3 wild-card series last October, with Schlittler striking out 12 over eight innings in a 4-0 win for the Yankees. Early allowed four runs in 3⅔ innings. … The Yankees have won four of five meetings between the teams, including a three-game sweep at Fenway April 21-23. This will be their last trip to Fenway this season. … The Sox are keeping their rotation order for the series going with Payton Tolle on Friday, Jake Bennett on Saturday, and Sonny Gray on Sunday. The Yankees will counter with Will Warren, Gerrit Cole, and Carlos Rodón.
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