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The New York Yankees hope to kick off their second half after positive COVID tests forced them to postpone Thursday’s game.

The New York Yankees hoped to begin the second half of their season against the Boston Red Sox on Thursday. Unfortunately, six positive COVID-19 tests among Yankees players, including star outfielder Aaron Judge, prevented that and there’s still a chance that tonight’s game might not happen.

Thursday’s game was the only one on the docket across MLB, so the standings remain unchanged. Boston is in first place in the AL East, and the Yankees are tied with the Toronto Blue Jays for third, sitting eight games out.

 

Game Info

Boston Red Sox (55-36) @ New York Yankees (46-43)

Start Time: 7:08 p.m. EDT
TV: YES
Radio: WFAN 660/101.9 FM, WADO 1280

Pitching matchup

Red Sox: Martin Perez (7-5, 4.04 ERA)
vs.
Yankees: Jordan Montgomery (3-4, 4.16 ERA)

 

Odds

Over/Under: 10

Yankees: -1.5

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Red Sox Lineup

 

Yankees Lineup

Josh Benjamin has been a staff writer at ESNY since 2018. He has had opinions about everything, especially the Yankees and Knicks. He co-hosts the “Bleacher Creatures” podcast and is always looking for new pieces of sports history to uncover, usually with a Yankee Tavern chicken parm sub in hand.