Overview

• The Red Sox have won seven straight against New York and have clinched the 13-game season-series tiebreaker.
• Garrett Crochet starts Saturday at Yankee Stadium against Will Warren, with first pitch scheduled for 1:05 p.m.
• Boston enters the game 70-59 with a half-game edge on the 69-59 Yankees for the top AL wild-card position.
• Crochet has delivered a 13-5 record with a 2.43 ERA and 196 strikeouts in 159.1 innings, positioning him in the AL Cy Young race.
• The Yankees’ offense has scuffled in the series, managing only three singles Friday and no at-bats with a runner in scoring position.