With the first-place Yankees having now lost their last three games against the fourth-place Red Sox, they’ll turn to Carlos Rodón on Saturday.

BOSTON — Rookie Marcelo Mayer hit two of Boston’s four solo home runs and the Red Sox outlasted the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 on Wednesday night. Abraham Toro added a go-ahead homer in the fifth inning, and Jarren Duran also hit one to help Boston earn its second series win over the Rays this season.

The New York Yankees (42-27) dropped their second straight to the Boston Red Sox (36-36) on Saturday night, falling 4-3 in another tightly contested battle at Fenway Park. Carlos Rodón was tagged early,

It’s the week of top prospects in Boston. Roman Anthony, the No. 1 prospect in baseball, per MLB Pipeline, was called up and made his big league debut at Fenway Park on Monday in the series opener against the Rays.

Alex Bregman can't help his Red Sox on the field right now, but he tried a bizarre grooming ritual Friday night against the Yankees to try to spark an offensive rally.

The New York Yankees (39-25) were unable to secure a series win on Sunday night in the Bronx, falling 11-7 to the Boston Red Sox (32-35) despite an early lead and another big night from Aaron Judge. Carlos Rodón cruised through four scoreless innings before Boston struck back in the fifth.