What's made this series so ugly for the Yankees is that Boston hasn't needed to do anything extraordinary. Red Sox starters have run off 10 consecutive quality starts heading into tonight — the first time the franchise has done that since 1988 — posting a 1.69 ERA during that stretch. On Saturday, rookie Jake Bennett held New York to 1 run in 6⅓ innings in just his first career start against the Yankees. Masataka Yoshida was slugging .450 for the month of June before he walked up Saturday and homered off Gerrit Cole on the second pitch he saw. The Red Sox are playing their best baseball of the year, against exactly the right opponent, at exactly the right time.
- Day-To-DayTravis MacGregor (SP) — MacGregor underwent Tommy John surgery last September and will miss the entire 2019 season, Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com reports.05/08
- 10-Day-ILTrent Grisham (CF) — Manager Aaron Boone said Saturday that Grisham (hamstring) is expected to return from the injured list during New York's upcoming homestand, Chris Kirschner of The Athletic reports.06/27
- 10-Day-ILRyan McMahon (3B) — The Yankees placed McMahon on the 10-day injured list Wednesday due to a throat infection.06/24
- 10-Day-ILGiancarlo Stanton (DH) — The Yankees announced that Stanton (calf) reinjured his calf and will have a slow week of activities, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.06/16
- 10-Day-ILAaron Judge (RF) — The Yankees announced Thursday that Judge has a stress fracture of his first rib on his right side and will be sidelined for 4-to-6 weeks before being re-evaluated, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.06/05
- 15-Day-ILMax Fried (SP) — Manager Aaron Boone said Saturday that Fried (elbow) is expected to begin facing hitters by late June or early July, Erik Boland of Newsday reports.06/20
- 60-Day-ILClarke Schmidt (SP) — Schmidt (elbow) tossed a side session Wednesday and is "a couple of weeks" away from facing live hitters, per MLB.com.06/19
- Day-To-DayHobie Harris (RP) — Harris was optioned to Triple-A Rochester on Saturday, Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post reports.05/08
- 10-Day-ILIsiah Kiner-Falefa (2B) — Kiner-Falefa underwent a CT scan on his left forearm Thursday which revealed a stress reaction, MLB.com reports.06/27
- 10-Day-ILMarcelo Mayer (2B) — The Red Sox placed Mayer on the 10-day injured list Friday with a stress reaction in his left forearm, Mac Cerullo of the Boston Herald reports.06/26
- 10-Day-ILRoman Anthony (LF) — Interim manager Chad Tracy said Wednesday that Anthony (finger/wrist) hasn't made any substantive progress in his recovery back in Boston since the Red Sox began their road trip last weekend, Tim Healey of The Boston Globe reports.06/24
- 10-Day-ILNick Sogard (3B) — Sogard (oblique) told reporters Friday that he plans to start swinging a bat Monday, Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald reports.06/12
- 15-Day-ILJovani Moran (RP) — Moran (elbow) will make at least one more rehab appearance before being activated, MLB.com reports.06/27
- OutBrendan Rodgers (2B) — Rodgers (shoulder) re-signed Friday with the Red Sox on a two-year, minor-league contract, Chris Hatfield of SoxProspects.com reports.05/08
- 60-Day-ILRomy Gonzalez (1B) — Interim manager Chad Tracy said that Gonzalez (shoulder) won't be activated off the injured list before Saturday's game against the Yankees, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.06/27
- 60-Day-ILGarrett Crochet (SP) — Crochet (shoulder/lat) has not yet been cleared to resume a throwing program following a scheduled re-evaluation Monday, Tim Healey of The Boston Globe reports.06/22
- 60-Day-ILTrevor Story (SS) — Story (abdomen) has begun jogging and swinging off a tee, MLB.com reports.06/20
- 60-Day-ILPatrick Sandoval (SP) — Sandoval (biceps) went three innings, allowing one earned run on one hit and one walk while striking out four Wednesday for Double-A Portland, reports Christopher Smith of MassLive.com.06/17
- 60-Day-ILKutter Crawford (SP) — Interim manager Chad Tracy said Tuesday that Crawford (elbow) is dealing with moderate tightness in his right forearm, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.06/02
- 60-Day-ILTriston Casas (1B) — Red Sox interim manager Chad Tracy told reporters Wednesday that Casas (abdomen/knee) is close to being cleared to swing a bat, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.05/27
- 60-Day-ILTanner Houck (SP) — Houck (elbow) has been making throws out to 105 feet three days per week, MLB.com reports.05/15
- 60-Day-ILJohan Oviedo (SP) — Oviedo (elbow) will be reevaluated by Dr. Keith Meister in two weeks to determine his progress, Marcos Grunfeld of ElEmergente.com reports.05/08
New York is still a 48-34 club and not in danger of falling out of the AL East picture — but losing 4 straight to a sub-.500 team, scoring 5 combined runs in the process, would be a rough way to head into the second half. Rodón needs to be sharp. The Yankees offense needs to wake up. If Gray is dealing the way he has been since April, neither of those things is likely to happen. First pitch is at 7:20 PM ET.