The New York Yankees open a three-game series on the road Friday at Fenway Park against the Boston Red Sox. New York is 71-41 following its 4-3 loss on Wednesday to the Seattle Mariners. New York lost two of three to the Mariners and the Yankees have lost seven of the last eight. New York is first in the American League East, 10 games ahead of the second-place Toronto Blue Jays.
Right fielder Aaron Judge is batting .304 with 45 home runs, 99 RBIs, 124 hits and an on-base percentage of .396 to lead New York in each category. Anthony Rizzo is second in home runs with 22 and RBIs with 66. On Friday, the New York Yankees will send Domingo German to the mound. The right-hander is 1-2 with a 5.09 ERA, 13 Ks and 6 BBs.
Boston dropped to 54-58 following its 8-4 loss to the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday. Boston was swept in a short two-game interleague series by the Braves and the Red Sox have lost each of the last four. Boston will have a makeup game on Thursday against Baltimore prior to hosting the Yankees Friday. The Red Sox are last in the American League East, 17 games behind the first place Yankees.
Third baseman Rafael Devers is batting .310 with 24 home runs and 60 RBIs to lead Boston in each category, while shortstop Xander Bogaerts is the leader in hits with 122 and on-base percentage at .378. On Friday, the Boston Red Sox will send Nathan Eovaldi to the mound. The right-hander is 5-3 with a 4.23 ERA, 93 Ks and 16 BBs.
Recent Betting Trends
- New York is 1-7 in its last 8
- Th OVER has cashed in 6 of the Yankees last 9 versus an AL opponent
- Boston is 1-4 in its last 5 at home
- The OVER has cashed in 5 of the Red Sox last 6
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