After a walk-off 7-5 victory Thursday night, thanks to Hanley Ramirez’s three-run homer, the Red Sox look to make it two in a row over the Yankees tonight at Fenway Park.
Right-handed hitting Chris Young gets the start in left field against Yankees right-hander Luis Cessa (4-1, 4.34 ERA). Sandy Leon is behind the plate catching Clay Buchholz (6-10, 5.31), who tries to bounce back from a rough start Sunday against the Blue Jays.
Young is hitting .300 (10-for-30) with three homers in September. Lefty hitting Andrew Benintendi is likely getting the night off after his first start since returning from the disabled list.
The first-place Red Sox have a two-game lead over the Jays and Orioles in the A.L. East. The Yankees are three behind Baltimore and Toronto in the wild-card race.
The lineups:
YANKEES
Brett Gardner LF
Boston Red Sox
Jacoby Ellsbury CF
Gary Sanchez C
Starlin Castro 2B
Didi Gregorius SS
Chase Headley 3B
Brian McCann DH
Mark Teixeira 1B
Mason Williams RF
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Luis Cessa RHP
RED SOX
Dustin Pedroia, 2B
Xander Bogaerts, SS
David Ortiz, DH
Mookie Betts, RF
Hanley Ramirez, LF
Travis Shaw, 3B
Chris Young, LF
Sandy Leon, C
Jackie Bradley Jr., CF
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Clay Buchholz, RHP