The Rivalry Is Back

Coming into this season everyone was aware that the Houston Astros are the team to beat in the American League and the entire MLB as a whole considering they are the reigning World Series champions. A lot of people also figured that the best rivalry in baseball history would be returning to form in 2018. The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox have an extremely long history of being bitter rivals and these teams, along with the rivalry, are off to a hot start this year.

The first meeting between these squads was action packed at Fenway Park in Boston. The highlight of the series was when Red Sox reliever Joe Kelly intentionally hit Yankees first baseman Tyler Austin with a pitch as retaliation for a slide into second base by Austin that was perceived to be a "dirty" play by Boston. The hit-by-pitch resulted in Tyler Austin charging the mound leading to a benches clearing brawl by the two teams.

           

The next meeting between the two teams just took place in the Bronx this past weekend where the two teams came in with the best records in the entire MLB. The Yankees took the series winning two out of the three games and although every game was a blowout it is clear that the Yanks and Sox are both playing extremely well and getting better as the season progresses. These teams play each other the last series of the season back in Boston and the way things are going with these teams being neck and neck, it is very likely that those final games will have huge playoff implications.