FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — The Yankees-Red Sox rivalry was renewed on Saturday.
Even if it was only the first meeting in spring training.
Boston sent out a fairly representative lineup for the game, while the Yankees had a few regulars along with some youngsters and New York won 5-3.
The Red Sox won the American League East last season, for the second consecutive year, with a 93-69 record by two games over the Yankees.
But the Yankees went deeper in the postseason, beating the Twins in the wild-card game and the Indians in the ALDS before falling in the ALCS to the World Series champion Astros, who knocked out the Red Sox in the ALDS.