Getty The Red Sox will take on the Yankees in the ALDS playoff series.
The ALDS will feature the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees in the latest installment of one of sports greatest rivalries. The Yankees punched their ticket to the ALDS thanks to a convincing win over the A’s in the Wild Card matchup. The first two games will be at Fenway Park before heading to Yankee Stadium for Game 3.
Red Sox manager Alex Cora noted the team feels more excitement than nervousness for their playoff run to start. Cora also tried to calm fans fears about the Red Sox bullpen.
“Nah, I don’t feel pressure,” Cora told the Boston Globe. “I’m feeling enjoyment. We’ll see Friday how nervous or anxious I’m going to be. We prepared the whole season for this. We know where we’re going to go. We know the matchups that we want, that we like. We know what we need from our starters and then go from there. I do feel that we have matchups that we can exploit. We have different guys in the bullpen that have fastball/slider, fastball/curveball, fastball/changeup. I don’t feel pressure.”
We have the full schedule for the ALDS, but MLB has only announced times for the first two games. TBS will carry the entire series. The Red Sox have announced the probable pitchers for the first three games of the ALDS. Chris Sale will take the mound for Game 1. David Price is expected to get the start for Game 2. Finally, Rick Porcello is the probable starter as the Red Sox go on the road for Game 3.
The Yankees will announce their starting pitchers later since they just completed a Wild Card matchup on Wednesday.
According to OddsShark, the Red Sox are favored to win the World Series at +295 odds. The Yankees are further down the list at No. 8 in the odds at +1100. Boston holds the slight edge over New York in the season series 10-9. Boston is listed as a +190 favorite to win the AL pennant, while the Yankees are third at +650.
The Red Sox will likely be a sizable favorite in the matchup, but the Yankees proved just a few weeks ago that they have what it takes to compete with their rivals.
Here’s a look at the ALDS schedule.
Red Sox vs. Yankees/A’s ALDS Schedule
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| DATE | MATCHUP | TIME(ET)/TV |
| Fri., October 5th | Yankees vs. Red Sox Game 1 | 7:32 p.m./TBS |
| Sat., October 6th | Yankees vs. Red Sox Game 2 | 8:15 p.m./TBS |
| Mon., October 8th | Red Sox vs. Yankees Game 3 | TBD/TBS |
| Tues., October 9th | Red Sox vs. Yankees Game 4 (If Necessary) | TBD/TBS |
| Thurs., October 11th | Yankees vs. Red Sox Game 5 (If Necessary) | TBD/TBS |