Update, 8:12 p.m.: The tarp has been removed and the game will restart momentarily.
NEW YORK — The Red Sox and Yankees are in a rain delay. Play was halted at 7:36 p.m. with the game tied 0-0 in the middle of the third inning.
The tarp is on the field and heavy rain is falling. No restart time has been announced. This article will be updated when the Yankees announce a time.
This is the first meeting between the rivals in the Bronx this season. Boston won a three-game series, 2-1, over New York at Fenway Park June 14-16.
Red Sox starter Tanner Houck has pitched 2 scoreless and hitless innings.
Yankees starter Nestor Cortes has allowed one hit and no walks while striking out four batters over 3 scoreless innings. Romy Gonzalez has the game’s lone hit, a double.
New York entered this weekend series 54-35 (.607 winning percentage), two games behind first-place Baltimore in the AL East standings. The Yankees have gone 5-13 since June 14 when they began their series in Boston.
The Red Sox have gone 12-5 since then.