PRE GAME: NEW YORK YANKEES VS: BOSTON RED SOX GAME 3

The New York Yankees [1-1] will take on the Boston Red Sox [1-1] tonight at Fenway Park at 7:05pm. Heres the pitching matchup as follows:

NYY: Andy Pettitte: 14-8, 4.16 ERA, 148 SO

BOS: John Lackey: 11-8, 3.83 ERA, 139 SO

The Yankees look to do the same as last night and take 2 of the 3 game series tonight at 7:05pm. Andy Pettitte looks to defeat John Lackey, and get a bunch of run support.

NYY:

SS Derek Jeter

DH Nick Johnson

1B Mark Teixeira

3B Alex Rodriguez

2B Robinson Cano

C Jorge Posada

CF Curtis Granderson

RF Nick Swisher

LF Brett Gardner

BOS:

CF Jacoby Ellsbury

2B Dustin Pedroia

C Victor Martinez

1B Kevin Youkillis

DH David Ortiz

3B Adrian Beltre

RF J.D. Drew

CF Mike Cameron

SS Marco Scutaro

Key Things to watch:

#1.] How does Andy Pettitte fair against a strong Boston Lineup?

#2.] Can the Yankees fair well against John Lackey?

#3.] Can the Yankees bullpen remain strong after last nights great outing?

Key Players to watch: [career aginst oposing pitcher]

NYY: Derek Jeter: 341 AVG

NYY: Nick Johnson: 333 AVG

NYY: Mark Teixeira: 388 AVG

NYY: Alex Rodriguez: 4 HR

BOS: David Ortiz: 367 AVG, 431 OBP

Check out the game on the YES Network, and later tonight Ian Bozsnyak brings you the postgame