Preview Of Huge 3-Game Series As New York Yankees Visit Boston Red Sox

Previews of the 2025 Major League Baseball season picked either the Red Sox or the Yankees to win the American League. So, now we come to a preview of this important three-game series in Boston that starts tonight and goes all weekend.

This series is worthy of a preview because the teams are neck and neck in the American League East standings.  This article will preview both the pitching and hitting in this series; however, each game is likely to come down to the bullpen (where the Red Sox have a huge advantage). Do you think any starting pitcher in this series can throw a complete game?

Preview of Pitching in Boston – New York Series

The Yankees will start the fourth of four matchups against potential playoff opponents as they open a series against the Red Sox in Boston. Boston has had the Yankees’ number most of this year, but the Yankees can erase those bad memories with a couple of wins this weekend. It is said that in these 12 games, the Yankees need 7 wins to keep their playoff position. That means the Yankees need to win 2 of the 3 games in Boston. Starting pitching will be important in these games. It is to a preview of that we now turn.

Luis Gil is getting the ball tonight. After a bad return from injury in his season debut, Gil has been strong since, posting a 2.25 earned run average. He walks too many batters, and that hurts him. He cannot afford to do that in this game. He is being opposed by Lucas Giolito.  Giolito has been good since the start of June, and he has a low 2.53 earned run average since the start of August. Overall, he is 10-3 with a 3.38 earned run average.

Max Fried is starting in this second game for the Yankees. He has a 1.67 earned run average since August 22nd, pitching much better of late. Overall, he is 16-5 with a 3.02 earned run average. It will be interesting to see if he can get his earned run average under 2.00 again this season. He is being opposed by Brayan Bello, who has been excellent this year, particularly against the Yankees. In 14 innings against Bello this season, the Yankees have yet to score and have struck out 13 times. Bello is 11-6 this season with a 3.12 earned run average.

Will Warren is starting the series finale for the Yankees. Warren has an earned run average below 3.00 going back to the start of August. He tends to crumble in big starts, and this one is big. It is the ESPN game. Overall, he is 8-6 with a 4.22 earned run average.

Warren is being opposed by Garrett Crochet, who might win the Cy Young Award in the American League. Crochet has been dominant of late, striking out 63 batters in 50 innings over his last eight games.  Overall, he is 15-5 with a 2.57 earned run average.

Hitting Preview

Both of these teams can hit, but it will be fascinating to see if Aaron Judge can break his tie in fourth place all-time on the Yankees’ home run list with Joe DiMaggio (this is the most interesting preview of the series). Other Yankees are dangerous hitters. Giancarlo Stanton is a beast. Paul Goldschmidt is heating up, and if Jazz Chisholm Jr. does not try to pull home runs, he should do well. It is good that Anthony Volpe has an ailing shoulder; he has been horrible at the plate. So has Ryan McMahon, though the Yankees play him because of his great defense at third base.

For the Red Sox, Trevor Story leads the team with 24 home runs. He has killed the Yankees this season. Alex Bregman, who has killed the Yankees in his entire career, is batting .279 with 16 home runs. Wilyer Abreu is a Red Sox hitter no one has heard of. That is a mistake. He has 22 home runs and a .253 batting average. Important to the Red Sox’s offensive attack has been Roman Anthony. The youngster is on the injured list.

Conclusion

The Yankees will have a difficult time winning on Sunday, so it is important they get off on the right foot against the Red Sox in the opening two games. According to this preview, the Red Sox likely have an advantage in starting pitching in two, maybe three, of these games. Plus, the Red Sox have a stronger bullpen, so the Yankees may not be successful in their goal to win two of the three games in this series.