NEW YORK — The Yankees and Red Sox’ first series of the season might start a little late due to rain. The weather was nice Friday at Yankee Stadium until around 5:30 p.m., when Red Sox batting practice was cut short due to rain falling from black clouds hovering in the sky.

NEW YORK — The Red Sox and Yankees game Friday here at Yankee Stadium will not start on time. First pitch was scheduled for 7:05 p.m. But the tarp is on the field and the game will be delayed due to rain, the Yankees announced.

Carlos Narvaez has been one of the few bright spots with the Boston Red Sox this season, emerging as the team's everyday catcher and current cleanup hitter. This weekend, he'll get his first taste of the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry from the Boston side of things.