THE WEEK AHEAD Due Up

Together again, beginning tonight, the Red Sox and Yankees at the Stadium.

Oakland faces its acid test by opening a 10-game haul in Texas tonight with stops in Cleveland and Boston to come.

The Marlins, who finished up in Washington last night, continue their telling road trip with three in Philly this weekend, then four in Houston.

The Padres, not nearly out of the woods yet — not even for the NL West title — visit the Dodgers this weekend, then the suddenly stirring Giants beginning Monday.