The Boston Red Sox (72-76) will visit the New York Yankees (90-58), Thursday at 7:15 PM ET, in a matchup of AL East rivals.
The Yankees are favored at home (-171) against the Red Sox (+145). The New York Yankees will hand the ball to Jameson Taillon (13-5, 4.04 ERA), who is looking for win No. 14 on the season, and the Red Sox will counter with Michael Wacha (11-1, 2.61 ERA).
The Yankees won 14-2 over the Pirates yesterday in their most recent game. Gleyber Torres went 3-for-4 with two home runs and five RBI to lead them offensively while Luis Severino was earned the victory after throwing five innings, giving up one earned run on two hits while striking out six.
The Red Sox suffered a 5-1 loss to the Reds yesterday. Rafael Devers (2-for-4) led the way offensively, while Connor Seabold got the loss on the mound after going five innings, giving up four earned runs on six hits while striking out four.