The rivalry between the Yankees and the Red Sox is renewed as the teams meet at Fenway Park. This will be the first time the two teams have met since October in the best-of-three AL Wild Card Series in the Bronx. The Yankees are currently leading the AL East, with a three-game sweep of the Kansas City Royals. Ben Rice, one of the game's most productive hitters to start 2026, is expected to be in manager Aaron Boone's lineup both nights. This marks the first test of the Ben Rice-Aaron Judge dynamic for the Yankees, with Rice having homered in four straight games. Despite off-field friction between the teams, including former Yankee and current Red Sox closer Aroldis Chapman, Sonny Gray, and Isiah Kiner-Falefa.