The origin of Hunter Dobbins' hatred for the New York Yankees came into question this week, but that didn't stop the Boston Red Sox pitcher from dealing 6.0 scoreless innings against them on Saturday.

Like Dobbins, the Red Sox as a whole are trending in the right direction. Saturday’s win brought them back to .500 and back in the mix in the AL East. Once all of Boston’s pitchers are healthy, having Dobbins in the organization as a reliable extra arm wherever Cora needs him will be handy late in the season.

Once the Yankees finally got a rally going against the Red Sox, they killed it quicker than it started because of a boneheaded play.

One of the biggest rivalries in all of sports is the hatred between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees fanbases. RELATED: 20 MLB Pitchers Who Deserve Far More Fame So, if someone were to say they like both teams,

Chapman pitched the final two games in New York over the weekend, saving both games, then went for a third straight day in the 10th inning of Monday’s loss to the Rays. He didn’t pitch Tuesday (Weissert got the save in that one) but closed out Wednesday’s win, then threw 14 pitches Friday. That was likely his limit entering Saturday.

The New York Yankees ended their loss against the Boston Red Sox in terrible fashion. After heading into extra innings, the team was on the wrong end of two rough calls by the umpire, both of which could have had different outcomes,

Romy González delivered an RBI double, scoring Kristian Campbell as the Boston Red Sox took a 3-0 lead over the New York Yankees

Red Sox network mocks Boone after Yankees lose on close calls originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Aaron Boone’s reputation as the most ejection-prone manager in baseball was already well earned. But after Friday night’s heated loss at Fenway Park, one Boston writer made it personal.