With the first-place Yankees having now lost their last three games against the fourth-place Red Sox, they’ll turn to Carlos Rodón on Saturday.

Marcelo Mayer sent a pair of moonshots into the Fenway Park stands as the Red Sox rookie is starting to find his groove at the plate.

BOSTON — Rookie Marcelo Mayer hit two of Boston’s four solo home runs and the Red Sox outlasted the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 on Wednesday night. Abraham Toro added a go-ahead homer in the fifth inning, and Jarren Duran also hit one to help Boston earn its second series win over the Rays this season.

The New York Yankees (42-27) dropped their second straight to the Boston Red Sox (36-36) on Saturday night, falling 4-3 in another tightly contested battle at Fenway Park. Carlos Rodón was tagged early,

Cora has long held a philosophy of pinch hitting for rookies against left-handed relievers or sitting them against lefty starters.

It’s the week of top prospects in Boston. Roman Anthony, the No. 1 prospect in baseball, per MLB Pipeline, was called up and made his big league debut at Fenway Park on Monday in the series opener against the Rays.

Roman Anthony hit a two-run double for his first major league hit and added a sliding catch in right field to help the Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1.