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Where: at Yankee Stadium.

Records: Boston is 14-7 (first in the American League East); New York is 8-12 (last in the AL East, 5 games behind).

Tonight (7:05, NESN, WRKO 680): RH Daisuke Matsuzaka (2-2, 4.00 ERA) vs. LH Andy Pettitte (1-0, 1.78).

Tomorrow (3:55 p.m., Ch. 25, WRKO 680): RH Tim Wakefield (2-2, 2.08) vs. TBA.

Sunday (1:05 p.m., NESN, WRKO 680): RH Julian Tavarez (0-2, 8.36) vs. RH Chien-Ming Wang (0-1, 5.68).

Head to head: This is the second of six series. The Red Sox swept a three-game set last weekend at Fenway Park.

Miscellany: Derek Jeter was a late scratch last night against Toronto because of a bruised left thigh. Jeter, who is riding a 14-game hitting streak, left Tuesday night's game at Tampa Bay after being hit on the leg by Scott Kazmir's pitch in the first inning . . . Wakefield is 5-5 with a 3.18 ERA lifetime at Yankee Stadium . . . After last night's 6-0 loss to Toronto, the Yankees were on a five-game losing streak despite the incredible April of Alex Rodriguez (14 HRs, 34 RBIs, .385 BA) . . . Pettitte, who pitched twice in Boston last week (one start, one relief appearance), was supposed to start Wednesday vs. the Blue Jays, but was pushed back because of a rainout . . . Yankees manager Joe Torre said righthander Jeff Karstens and lefthander Kei Igawa are the likely candidates to start tomorrow . . . The Red Sox were 6-4 in the Bronx last year.