On Wednesday, the Yankees were dealt a blow when it was announced that Aaron Judge is going to miss 4-6 weeks after suffering a stress fracture in his ribs. While Judge had struggled somewhat before the diagnosis of his injury, which was part of the issue, the Yankees’ lineup was already sputtering a bit. Now, they’re going to have to cope without their captain and best player.
They have a chance to show that they’re coping positively, as tonight they’re set to open a series against the Red Sox. Boston hasn’t been particularly strong this season, but the rivalry is the rivalry, and they’d sure like to get one over on the Yankees.
To try and get the weekend off to a good start, the Yankees will send Ryan Weathers to the hill. Weathers had been on a pretty good run until his last start against the A’s, but even then he still struck out 10 batters even when struggling in other aspects. We’ll see how he does in his first taste of the rivalry.
There aren’t too many surprises in the first lineup since Judge hit the IL, with the recalled Spencer Jones getting the start in right field.
Former Yankee Sonny Gray will go for Boston, which will provide an added storyline to tonight’s game.
Here’s everything you need to know on how to catch tonight’s action, and we hope you’ll come join us in the game thread!
Location: Yankee Stadium — The Bronx, NY
TV broadcast: YES (NYY), NESN (BOS)
Radio broadcast: WFAN 660/101.9 FM, WADO 1280 (NYY), WEEI 93.7, WESX 1230 AM (SP), WCCM 1490 AM (SP) (BOS)
Online stream: MLB.tv (out-of-market only)