The Rivalry is back. With the new look MLB, the Red Sox and Yankees battled for the first time this season. The Red Sox came into New York dropping 2 of 3 to the Phillies.

Scoring started in the bottom of the first. Yankees rookie Basil Pagan drove in a run on a double and a ground out from Brandon Moss made it 2-0. In the bottom of the 3rd, Moss struck again, hitting an RBI double which drove in Tulo. Moss was not done, in the 5th, Moss comes up big with a 3 Run Homer to right which...

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It was a battle between two Cy Young winners and it didn't disappoint. R.A Dickey and Justin Verlander both pitched very well, but one team does have to lose. Unfortunately for the Red Sox, it was them that fell.

Dickey and Verlander traded 0's through 5 innings. With 1 out in the 6th, Verlander came to the plate and hit a single up the middle. What seemed like a harmless single from the right hander, turned into 4 runs for the Phillies. With RBI hits from Steve Tyner, Josh Reddick,...

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The Phillies end the Red Sox bid for the perfect season in game 2, winning 5-2 behind a strong performance from Jordan Zimmerman, and the bat of Mike Moustakas.

Scoring started in the 3rd, Moustakas took a Colon fastball deep to Right Field for his first Home Run of the season. Sox would not be down long as they score 2 in the top of the 4th. The Phillies answered right back taking the lead back with Moustakas putting them ahead for good with an RBI Single to Center. That would be...

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Felix Hernandez, who was drafted in the first round by the Boston Red Sox, came through for his new team besting the reigning Cy Young Winner Corey Kluber by the score of 3-2.

The Phillies struck first as Ryan Zimmerman launched a 2-Run Home Run into the left field seats. After that, Hernandez settled down and didn't allow another run over 6 solid innings. Kluber pitched well but was throwing too many pitches as the Red Sox worked the count on many occasions.

The...

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Rob Manfred: "With the 3rd pick in the Major League Baseball draft, the Boston Red Sox select, Right Handed Pitcher Felix Hernandez.

When those words were announced, the Red Sox and all of baseball had changed as Major League Baseball, with new commissioner Rob Manfred, decided to shake things up and put everyone back into a draft. Many rounds later, the draft was over and the new season was about to be underway. Players reported to Spring Training with new logos on their hats,...

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