The Red Sox avoided a three-game sweep by the New York Yankees at Fenway Park on Sunday night, but dropping the first two games of the weekend series will make the final two weeks of the regular season a lot more stressful for Boston.

The Boston Red Sox are beginning an important three-game series against the Athletics on Tuesday night and will do so with rookie starter Connelly Early on the mound. Boston enters the tilt with an 82-68 record,