Boston pays a visit to New York on Saturday, hoping to shut down the Yankees bats in baseball action at Yankee Stadium.

Boston puts its faith in starter Josh Beckett to earn a win and boost his personal mark of 2-1. Getting the ball for the Yankees is CC Sabathia, who owns a 3-2 record on the season with a 2.89 ERA.



View Boston vs NY Yankees Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Yankees were listed as -135 moneyline favorites at most sportsbooks tracked by Odds Shark, while oddsmakers set the Sportsbook total around 8.5 earlier on Monday.

Power Rankings:
The MLB Power Rankings at Odds Shark show the American League's No. 9-rated Red Sox taking on the American League's No. 5-rated Yankees in this contest.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up New York's No. 1 ranked American League offense (5.1 runs per game) against a Red Sox defense and pitching staff that sits at No. 12 in the American League at 4.6 runs allowed per game. The Yankees have been averaging 8.3 hits per game, less than the Red Sox have managed so far this season (8.8 hits on average).

Boston brings the American League's No. 12-rated defense to this matchup, facing the Yankees' league No. 6-ranked defense.

In their last action, Boston was a 5-4 Sportsbook on the road against the Yankees. Bettors on Boston at -102 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (9) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well. Boston looks to continue its winning ways following a victory last time out against the Yankees, a 5-4 final on Friday in support of Clay Buchholz at Yankee Stadium.




Boston Red Sox Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing NY Yankees are 5-5
After playing NY Yankees are 7-3
After a win are 6-4

New York Yankees Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 9-1
Before playing Boston are 3-7
After playing Boston are 4-6
After a loss are 5-5

A few Red Sox at Yankees trends to consider:
Boston is 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing NY Yankees
Boston is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 7 games when playing NY Yankees
Boston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees' last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Yankees' last 7 games when playing Boston
NY Yankees are 3-7 SU in their last 10 games
NY Yankees are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Boston


Next up:
Boston at NY Yankees, Sunday, May 15