BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox host the New York Yankees to open a three-game series. Boston has a 44-28 record at home and an 81-66 record overall. The Red Sox have a 53-13 record in games when they scored at least five runs.

Luke Weaver was a godsend for the New York Yankees last year. When Clay Holmes faltered, he became the de facto closer, delivering the most important outs of th

The Tigers scored nine runs against the Yankees in the seventh inning after reaching base on five hits, five walks and a hit-by-pitch.

The New York Yankees have brought back Ryan Yarbrough and JC Escarra for September call-ups, though one move is only temporary.

The New York Yankees made a surprising but telling move immediately after a 10-5 win over the Washington Nationals Monday night. In the midst of a tight AL Wild Card race, the team optioned reliever Yerry de Los Santos to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre ...

David Bednar entered and allowed back-to-back hits, the second one a double by Taylor Trammell, at which point manager Aaron Boone asked umpire crew chief Adrian Johnson to inspect the bat because the Yankees noticed during the series it had some discoloration that might have been illegal.

Here are the AL East standings heading into Wednesday's slate:

The New York Yankees crushed a franchise record-tying nine home runs in a dominant 13-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday.