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 Felix Doubront to earn a win and boost his personal mark of 3-2. Getting the ball for the Yankees is Philip Hughes, who owns a 2-3 record on the season with a 4.97 ERA.



View Boston vs NY Yankees Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with the Yankees in this matchup found them as -133 favorites on the MLB money line at Sportsbook. Betting the over under instead? It was 9.5 at its open earlier today and hovering near that number at Sportsbook.

Power Rankings:
The MLB Power Rankings at Odds Shark show the American League's No. 3-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. 11 ranked American League offense (4.1 runs per game) against a Red Sox defense and pitching staff that sits at No. 4 in the American League at 4.1 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 (8.9 hits on average).

Boston brings the American League's No. 4-rated defense to this matchup, facing the Yankees' league No. 2-ranked defense.

In their last action, Boston was a 4-1 loser on the road against the Yankees. Bettors on New York at -118 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well. The Red Sox endured a 4-1 loss at the hands of the Yankees on Friday, with Jon Lester throwing 6 1/3 innings of 6-hit ball at Yankee Stadium.




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

New York Yankees Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 8-2
Before playing Boston are 5-5
After playing Boston are 6-4
After a win are 6-4

A few Red Sox at Yankees trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Boston's last 12 games when playing NY Yankees
Boston is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Boston is 2-6 SU in their last 8 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
Boston is 2-7 SU in their last 9 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees' last 5 games
NY Yankees are 7-2 SU in their last 9 games when playing Boston
NY Yankees are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games when playing at home against Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees' last 6 games at home


Next up:
Boston at NY Yankees, Sunday, June 2