In what should be a highly competitive game on the baseball diamond, the Boston Red Sox (2-0) will take on the New York Yankees (0-2) at Yankee Stadium in a Thursday regular season showdown.  Ryan Dempster will be taking the mound for the Red Sox while Andy Pettitte will get the ball for the Yankees.

The MLB baseball season will continue on for 162 games per team that will be played over the course of 180 days.  From April until September, 30 ball clubs will compete for the chance to advance into the playoffs and ideally into the World Series in October.

Over the course of the season, ball clubs in both the American League and National League will face off against each other in six interleague play series.  Prior to 1998, the only time the respective scenario could happen was in the Fall Classic.

The 2013 All-Star game is set to take place during the middle of the season at CitiField, the home of the New York Mets.

For those of you who subscribe to MLB.com or would like to sign up, CLICK HERE to watch the Boston Red Sox take on the New York Yankees via live stream.  Coverage of the game is set to begin at 7:05 p.m. EDT on Thursday, April 4