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at Fenway Park
Records:
Boston is 89-58 (first in the American League East); New York is 83-63 (second in the AL East, 5 1/2 games behind).

Tonight (7:05, NESN, WRKO 680): LHP Andy Pettitte (13-8, 3.78) vs. RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka (14-12, 4.44).

Tomorrow (3:55 p.m., Ch. 25, WEEI 850): RHP Chien-Ming Wang (18-6, 3.69) vs. RHP Josh Beckett (18-6, 3.27).

Sunday (8:05 p.m., ESPN, WRKO): RHP Roger Clemens (6-6, 4.45) vs. RHP Curt Schilling (8-7, 3.93).

Head to head: The Yankees lead the season series, 8-7, but have lost four of six at Fenway Park.

Miscellany: After going 6-0 with a 2.36 ERA in August, Pettitte is 1-1, 4.97 in September. A win would give him 200 for his career . . . Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez has eight home runs in his first 11 September games after hitting just nine in August (28 games). Rodriguez leads the majors in home runs (52) and RBIs (140) . . . If Clemens goes Sunday, it will be his first start in Fenway Park since the 2003 playoffs.

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