BOSTON -- When the Red Sox and Yankees last parted ways, following a three-game series in the Bronx in May, they were locked in a tie for first place in the American League East.
Seven weeks later, they remain in a gridlock equivalent to the cities they both play in during rush hour.
The rivals meet again at Yankee Stadium on Friday night for a big three-game showdown that will start with either Boston up by a game or the two teams again in a tie, depending on the outcome of Thursday night's Angels-Red Sox game.