TV: NESN
First Pitch: 6:10 p.m. ET
The Red Sox are looking to salvage a series against their most hated rival on Thursday at Fenway Park.
The Yankees are looking to bury them.
Boston will roll out yet another interesting lineup in the series finale, as they remain without Roman Anthony (back soreness). Jarren Duran, who started to get things going during the middle game of the series, will return to the leadoff spot in what could be a sign of things to come:
New York hasn’t exactly been crushing the baseball all series, but the offense has put enough runs on the board to pull their weight in a series where the pitching staff has been superb.
Payton Toll will get the start for the good guys, having been called up to make it three consecutive left-handers in the series. Brayan Bello and Garrett Crochet were both pushed back and will start this weekend against the Baltimore Orioles. Tolle has a 3.00 ERA in 15.0 innings for Triple-A Worcester in 2026.
Cam Schlittler is probably going to be as annoying as he always is, which is to say he’ll strike out a ton of guys and then post something snarky on the internet afterwards. Schlittler has a 1.95 ERA this season, having struck out 36 batters in 27.2 innings.
