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NEW YORK -- The second half of the season began virtually flawlessly for the Boston Red Sox.They hit three home runs, Steven Wright pitched six solid innings and the bullpen shut the door.Now Boston hopes Eduardo Rodriguez has fixed his flaws during a two-week stint in the minor leagues.Rodriguez returns to the rotation Saturday afternoon when Boston continues its three-game series with the New York Yankees.The Red Sox have won eight of their last 10 games after Fridays series-opening 5-3 win. Ryan Hanigan, Travis Shaw and Xander Bogaerts homered off Michael Pineda and Wright allowed all three of his runs in the sixth before escaping trouble.Rodriguez has had similar success to Wright in his brief experience against the Yankees. He was on the disabled list earlier this year when Boston took four of six against New York, but last year Rodriguez was 3-1 with a 2.22 ERA in four starts against the Yankees.He faced the Yankees on Sept. 28 when he allowed one run and seven hits over six innings in a 5-1 winRodriguezs success against the Yankees was part of an impressive rookie season that saw him go 10-6 with a 3.85 ERA. He has struggled to follow it up, going 0-3 with a 10.03 ERA over his last five starts.The left-hander was so ineffective June 27 at Tampa Bay -- when he allowed nine runs and 11 hits in 2 2/3 innings -- that it earned him a demotion to Triple-A Pawtucket.In Triple-A, he made two starts while allowing two runs in 10 innings as he used some new mechanics.(He) looks like hes gaining some comfort with the hand position that has widely been talked about, manager John Farrell told reporters last week.Meanwhile, the Yankees hope CC Sabathia has better fastball command than Pineda, who allowed the home runs on his fastball and lasted five-plus innings Friday.Sabathia has experienced a career revival, but has struggled recently.Sabathia is 0-2 with an 8.22 ERA in his last four starts after going 5-4 with a 2.20 ERA in his first 11 outings.The last time Sabathia pitched was a week ago in Cleveland when he took a no-decision. Sabathia allowed five runs and seven hits in 5 2/3 innings but the Yankees wound up with a 7-6 victory in 11 innings.Despite recent struggles, the veteran lefty is 7-8 with a 3.44 ERA in his last 24 starts since Aug. 1.Sabathia is 12-12 with a 4.47 ERA in 32 starts against the Red Sox. With the Yankees, he is 10-8 with a 4.64 ERA in 25 starts against them.Sabathia will be pitching for a team 8 1/2 games behind the first-place Baltimore Orioles in the American League East. The Yankees largest deficit has been nine games on two occasions in late June.And with each day that ticks by without much traction in the standings, the Yankees will face questions about urgency.Of course there is (urgency), New York manager Joe Girardi said. Weve talked about it. We talk about it in here, weve talked about it with the group in there. Of course there is because you start to run out of days.We have to focus on winning series, especially against teams that are in our division, Yankees right fielder Carlos Beltran added. We are playing Boston, next team will be Baltimore for four games here, so we have to get it done. Jrue Holiday Jersey . But the quarterback hopes to stay involved in football after officially calling it quits Tuesday. "Id love to look at those opportunities as they arise," Pierce said in an interview from his Winnipeg eatery. ETwaun Moore Pelicans Jersey . After dropping their final six games of December, the Wild opened the new calendar year with four consecutive wins. Following a loss to Colorado on Saturday, Minnesota rebounded the following night to blank Nashville 4-0, but then had the tables turned on them Tuesday. http://www.shoppelicansonline.com/Authentic-Jrue-Holiday-Pelicans-Jersey/ .J. Jefferson has been charged with assaulting his girlfriend. ETwaun Moore Jersey .com) - Following a late-game loss to the reigning NBA champs, the Toronto Raptors will look to sustain their recent high-level play as they travel to Indiana to take on the Pacers. Jahlil Okafor Jersey . "It doesnt get any better than that," Giambi said. "Im speechless." The Indians are roaring toward October. Giambi belted a two-run, pinch-hit homer with two outs in the ninth inning to give Cleveland a shocking 5-4 win over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night, keeping the Indians up with the lead pack in the AL wild-card race. ' ' '