Well now that the first few weeks of the MLB season are under our belts its time to focus on the biggest rivalry in sports, the Red Sox vs Yankees, which starts its first series of the year this weekend. The excitement has been building all season, and fans have had their Red Sox Yankees tickets waiting for months. The Yankees are coming into Fenway Park to face a Red Sox team riding a seven-game wining streak that saw them sweep a day-night double header against the Twins by scores of 10-1 and 7-3. During the seven game streak the Red Sox have scored 55 runs. The Yankees enter their series vs the Red Sox with a three-game winning streak of their own after beating Cleveland 7-3 and taking two from Oakland at the New Yankees Stadium.
Joba Chamberland is set to start the first game of the Red Sox Yankees against lefty Jon Lester. Both are seen as potential aces for the teams down the line, so you know Red Sox Yankees ticket holders will be keeping an extra eye on their performances. Chamberlain enters the series still without his first win of the season and a 5.06 ERA. Lester is 1-2 with a 5.50 ERA and is coming of a great game against Baltimore when he went seven innings without an earned run.
Even with Arod out, Red Sox Yankees ticket holders are going to see a great game of baseball
AJ Burnett is set to start Saturdays Red Sox Yankee game against Red Sox ace Josh Beckett. Burnett has not lost and will enter Fenway Park with a 3.20 ERA and a 2-0 record, while Beckett has a 3.79 ERA and a 2-1 record. It will be Burnetts first start at Fenway Park so expect Red Sox ticket holders to give him a hearty welcome to the rivalry.
The third Yankees Red Sox matchup will see the Yankees veteran pitcher up against one of the Red Sox up and coming stars.Any Pettitte, 2.53 ERA and a 2-0 record goes up against Justin Masterson, who is 1-0 in one start for injured Daisuke Matsusaka with a 3.18 ERA. The 36 Yankee has a lifetime 429 games started, with a 217 – 127 record, while Masterson, 24, has started just 10 games and has a 7-5 record (both record include relief appearances). Its going to be a great match-up of old vs young, so make sure you don’t pass up a chance at Red Sox Yankees tickets to see the games live from Fenway Park.
This weekend is certainly going to be a wild one in Boston, so make sure you have your Red Sox Yankees tickets ready to roll. You never know what is going to happen when these teams meet, but you do know it is going to be a duel.