NEW YORK — There’s no better grudge match in professional sports.
The Yankees and Red Sox opened a pivotal four-game series on Friday night in the Bronx, separated by just two games in the AL East, both chasing October dreams with real urgency and little margin for a bad weekend.
These are the types of games where neither team can afford to make costly, fundamental mistakes. But the Red Sox couldn’t help themselves, committing a baserunning error to halt their momentum in the fifth inning, and the Yankees maintained their focus throughout the series opener to win 1-0.
New York tends to play better behind right-hander Cam Schlittler, the…
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