The team has embarked on a test of 14 games in 15 days, all against playoff contenders. It started Thursday in a cornfield in Iowa. It will end on Aug. 26 in Canada.
The Sox couldn’t have scripted a better beginning, beating the New York Yankees 9-8 in the Field of Dreams game Thursday at Dyersville, Iowa. Sox shortstop Tim Anderson capped the memorable night with a game-ending two-run home run in the ninth.
“Baseball really hit a grand slam,” Sox manager Tony La Russa said before Saturday’s game against the Yankees at Guaranteed Rate Field.