Look at that, an extended, consequential late-summer series between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees. This weekend’s drop is unusual in that four games are separated across four different out-of-market TV hosts. Blackout headaches to come, of course. Here’s what fans need to know as the rivals rip up:

After a day off, the Red Sox will be back at it when they face the Yankees in a pivotal four-game series in New York. The Sox are hoping the rest did them some good as they enter the weekend having lost three in a row to sub .500 teams in the Orioles and Marlins. They have dropped eight of their last 12 games.