Yankees-Pink Sox postponed for rain, rescheduled to a Sunday doubleheader

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The Pink Sox gained Friday’s recreation, 15-5.

BOSTON (AP) — Saturday night time’s recreation between the New York Yankees and Boston Pink Sox at Fenway Park was postponed by the forecast of rain all through the night time.

The sport will probably be made up Sunday afternoon at 1:35 p.m. as a part of a cut up doubleheader with the scheduled Sunday night time recreation at 7:10 p.m.

The sport was known as about two hours previous to the scheduled first pitch.

Boston introduced right-hander Brayan Bello (3-4, 3.78 ERA) is the Recreation 2 starter. The Pink Sox listed the Recreation 1 starter as TBD.

The Yankees are set to start out righty Clarke Schmidt (2-6, 4.70 ERA) within the opener and right-hander Luis Severino (0-1, 6.48 ERA) within the nightcap.

Boston gained the opener of the three-game collection 15-5 on Friday night time behind a career-high tying six RBIs from Justin Turner, who hit a grand slam and two-run homer.

In that recreation, Boston starter Tanner Houck took a line drive off the face from the bat of Kyle Higashioka.

Houck acquired stitches and was checked at a hospital. He was hit in the precise cheek space.

The Pink Sox introduced Saturday that he suffered a facial fracture and is resting at house. He was evaluated at Massachusetts Normal Hospital on Friday.

“As I’m operating down the road, I hoped he obtained at the very least one thing on it earlier than it hit him,” Higashioka stated within the Yankees’ clubhouse after the sport was postponed. “It’s simply not one thing you need to see. I hope he’s nonetheless doing good. From what I hear from the fellows, he’s alright.”