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Behind a laboring Sonny Gray, the Yankees dropped the rubber-game of their three-game set with the Boston Red Sox by a final score of 6-3. Boston starter Rick Porcello mowed through the New York lineup, pitching seven shutout innings  en  route to his third win in as many starts. The only fallout from Wednesday’s tensions was a plunking of Hanley Ramirez by Gray, which nailed Boston’s first baseman on the left wrist in the first inning. Although the hit-by-pitch looked unintentional, Ramirez was forced to leave the game with an injury.   Photo Credit: AP

So, the inevitable happened. The Red Sox agreed to a five-year deal with slugger JD Martinez. There is no surprise here, it was only a matter of time before the two were united. Photo Credit: Christian Petersen | Getty Images

After a big win last night behind the Yankee stopper CC Sabathia, the Bombers looked to snag another game from the Red Sox with Sonny Gray on the mound. The game started out fast with a quick run in the first, but that was the highlight for the Yankees as three Boston home runs doomed Gray and the Bombers, dropping them back to 5.5 games behind their rivals. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)

Following last night’s back and forth affair which saw the Yankees fall short against the Red Sox in a three-run loss, the Yankees looked to bounce back and attempt to make up some ground in the AL East, as well as try and reinforce their lead on the first wild card spot. CC Sabathia took up the mound for the Bombers in this matchup, with the daunting Chris Sale on the hill for the Sox. Thanks to a huge performance from Tyler Austin and a solid pitching outing from Sabathia, the Yankees were able to take this one from the AL Cy Young hopeful and the Sox. ADAM GLANZMAN/GETTY IMAGES

The best rivalry in sports battle again this weekend in Boston. In their last meeting, both teams stole a late lead from each other, but none more heart crushing than the Sunday blown save by closer Aroldis Chapman. After a four game sweep against the Mets, the team looks to regain ground on their rivals in the division race. This set will end the much hyped “Rivalry Week,” for the Yankees, as the next time these two teams meet will be the last day of August back in New York. With only seven matchups left, each one of these games will be crucial for both clubs.

After a 3-2 win on Friday and an 8-2 win on Saturday, the Yankees came into Mother’s Day on Sunday looking for a sweep of the Boston Red Sox at home. Just a week earlier, they were swept at Fenway Park, also on Sunday Night Baseball. Nathan Eovaldi threw eight brilliant innings to lead the Yankees to win on Saturday, and was backed by a resurgent offense, led by Carlos Beltran, Didi Gregorius, and Austin Romine. Today, the Yankees sent their young star, Luis Severino (0-4, 6.31 ERA) to the hill to face Boston’s Steven Wright (2-3, 1.67 ERA), who is one of the only two active knuckleball pitchers in Major League Baseball (R.A. Dickey being the other).  Aroldis Chapman's suspension ends tomorrow and he will rejoin the team as the closer.  Picture Credit: Associated Press/Kathy Willens

The Yankees lost a heartbreaker last night, 1-0, in ten innings at Camden Yards against Baltimore. Masahiro Tanaka was brilliant, but the Yankees offense failed to crack the scoreboard against Kevin Gausman of the Orioles. Today, the Yankees returned to The Bronx to start a three-game series against the Boston Red Sox, after getting swept by the Red Sox earlier this season. The Yankees sent Michael Pineda to the mound to face Boston’s Rick Porcello. Earlier today, the Yankees got unfortunate news as CC Sabathia went on the 15-day disabled list with a left groin strain, and the Yankees called up Phil Coke as the roster replacement. This will be the last series the Yankees play before Aroldis Chapman returns from his suspension.  Picture Credit: Associated Press/Kathy Kmonicek

After last night’s disappointing 4-2 loss to the Red Sox, where David Ortiz drilled a tie-breaking 2-run home run off of Dellin Betances in the 8th, the Yankees will send Michael Pineda (1-2, 6.95 ERA) to face off against Boston’s Rick Porcello (4-0, 3.51 ERA). Pineda has struggled heavily all season, as his high ERA has shown. Meanwhile, Porcello hasn’t lost an outing this season. The Yankees have been struggling on offense, ranking 29th in runs and they have only score 12 runs in their last six games. Meanwhile, their crosstown rivals in Queens, scored 12 runs in one inning alone last night. Chase Headley, arguably the biggest liability on offense, has not had an extra base hit and has the lowest batting average (.140) out of all qualified batters in the majors. Pineda must right the ship and the Yankees will need to restart its offense again in order to win tonight. Picture Credit: Associated Press/Michael Dwyer

On the fourth episode of the Bronx Bomber Blog Podcast, Matt Cote, Aaron Carroll, and Bryan Peng discuss the trade rumors surrounding Andrew Miller, debate Jason Heyward and Justin Upton, whether the Yankees need a starting pitcher or a more consistent outfielder, talk Ben Zobrist, and finish with a discussion on how the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry needs to be more intense. If you'd like to watch it on Youtube, you can watch directly from here or follow this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ez7jtKoSZ7U ! If you'd like to listen to the audio version on soundcloud, it is below so you can listen here, or follow this link to our soundcloud  https://soundcloud.com/bronxbomberblog/bbb-episode-four-andrew-miller-heyward-vs-upton-and-ben-zobrist . Follow Matt Cote  @mcote31 Follow Aaron Carroll  @ACarroll116 Follow Bryan Peng  @bpeng7 Follow the Bronx Bomber Blog  @bronxbomberblog