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Rivalry: See you in September, maybe even later

Quick ReadYanks' domination of Red Sox doesn't mean much

Boston's David Oritz watches the ninth inning of

Photo credit: Getty Images | Boston's David Oritz watches the ninth inning of his team's 8-4 loss to the Yankees on Sunday night.

Ken Davidoff

Newsday columnist Ken Davidoff. Ken Davidoff

Davidoff joined Newsday in 2001, covering the Yankees for

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When the rivalry resumes Sept. 25 in the Bronx, the Yankees probably will have clinched a playoff berth. Really, if they haven't, then something will have gone awry.

The Yankees won this month's round in a romp, as their 8-4 thumping of Josh Beckett last night gave them a 6-1 edge over the Sawx in the last 18 days and a healthy 7 1/2-game lead in the AL East.

Good Lord, could the fact...

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