Mark Teixeira, left, who signed with the Yankees after a long and public dalliance with the Red Sox, will face Jon Lester on Friday night.
"They will meet on Friday at Fenway Park the way they always seem to be: dead even in the standings. The Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, never far from each other’s consciousness, have identical 9-6 records. The Yankees have won six of their last eight. The Red Sox are on a seven-game winning streak.