In Sunday night MLB action on ESPN, the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees will tangle in the Bronx. The Red Sox (72-79) are in the midst of a four-game losing streak and are currently stuck in last place. On Saturday, Boston went 3-for-16 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base during a 7-5 road loss against New York.
Rookie right-hander Brayan Bello (2-6 4.75 ERA) will make his tenth career major league start for the Red Sox. Last time out, Bello allowed one run in five innings during a 5-3 road victory against Cincinnati.
The New York Yankees are riding a six-game winning streak and hold a nine-game lead for the top spot in the AL East Division. During yesterday's home victory, New York 1B Anthony Rizzo's two-run blast broke a seventh inning tie and provided the final margin. 2B Gleyber Torres got the scoring started for the Yankees (93-58) with a first inning solo shot.
New York manager Aaron Boone will turn to talented lefty Nestor Cortes (10-4 2.67 ERA) in the series finale. Through 145 innings of work, Cortes has struck out 146 batters and owns a miniscule 0.97 WHIP.
Recent Betting Trends
- Red Sox are 13-5 in their last 18 Sunday games.
- Yankees are 4-1 in their last 5 Sunday games.
- Under is 5-2 in Red Sox last 7 games vs. a left-handed starter.
- Under is 18-8-2 in Yankees last 28 during game 4 of a series.
- Red Sox are 16-43 in the last 59 meetings in New York.
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