The series ahead

The New York Yankees (65-42) begin a four-game series at Yankee Stadium against the Boston Red Sox (62-44). The pitching matchups are:

Tonight - 7:05 p.m., My9/MLBN
John Smoltz - RHP (2-4, 7.12 ERA) vs. Joba Chamberlain - RHP (7-2, 3.58 ERA)

Tomorrow - 7:05 p.m., YES
Josh Beckett - RHP (13-4, 3.27 ERA) vs. A.J. Burnett - RHP (10-5, 3.89 ERA)

Saturday - 4:10 p.m., Fox
Clay Buchholz - RHP (1-1, 6.05 ERA) vs. CC Sabathia - LHP (11-7, 3.95 ERA)

Sunday - 8:05 p.m., ESPN
Jon Lester - LHP (9-7, 3.79 ERA) vs. Andy Pettitte - LHP (9-6, 4.35 ERA)

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I apologize for neglecting the blog lately. It's really just been laziness on my part. But I figured there's no better time to return than the present.

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