Monday Night at Fenway Park sees the White and Red Sox begin a 4-game set. It's a pretty big series for both clubs as they look to continue their strong starts to the second half. Both teams are in playoff contention and it is always important to beat those you're competing against for playoff positioning. The White Sox currently lead the AL Central by 3.5 games while the Red Sox sit a game and a half back in the Wild Card chase.
But who am I kidding, no one cares about that right now.
The big story line going into Monday's contest is the return of two players, coincidentally, both hitting in the 2 spot for their respective teams.
Former Red Sox 3B Kevin Youkilis returns for the first time since being traded by the Red Sox on June 24. In recent days Red Sox Manager Bobby Valentine criticized Youkilis for his inability to move past negative comments Valentine made in April.
In the home dugout LF Carl Crawford returns to the Red Sox lineup, playing in his first meaningful game since last September when the Red Sox officially completed an historic collapse and missed out on the playoffs.
Both players will be crucial to their teams success in the remaining months and realistically this one game will have little impact on the season as a whole.
But it sure is interesting for the media and fans to talk about.
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