Masahiro Tanaka / Rick Porcello
Today's game will be the first major league game played in Europe.
Jessica Camerato, mlb.com:
With all the sights to see and fanfare to take in, though, this is very much a work trip for the Red Sox. ...
Take the first item of business on Christian Vázquez's London to-do list, as an example.
"Beat the Yankees," he said.
And why is that?
"Because I hate the Yankees," he replied.The Yankees - winners of 10 of their last 11 games - have homered in a major-league record 29 consecutive games.