Saturday’s matchup between the Yankees and Red Sox will feature a battle between the best young slugger in baseball and one of the game’s greatest strikeout artists when Aaron Judge steps into the batter’s box to face Chris Sale (11-4, 2.75 ERA). The southpaw got the best of the rook in their only previous meeting, ringing him up twice in two at-bats. Since that April 27 matchup, though, Judge has become the major’s most prodigious hitter and he’ll be keen to take his fellow all-star to the yard.
- The Red Sox are 9-4 SU in their last 13 home games against the Yankees.
- The Yankees are 1-3 SU in Luis Severino’s 4 career starts against the Red Sox.
- Chris Sale has limited opposing lineups to a .187 batting average in 8 home starts.
Boston opened as a massive fave for the second of a four-game weekend set and that probably has a lot to do with the pitching matchup. Yankees starter Luis Severino (5-4, 3.54 ERA) has been a much-improved player this year but he’s given up three or more runs in four of his last five starts and he’s been absolutely taken to task in day games with an earned run average of 5.82 in four starts with the sun still up.
Sev has been a little better on the road than at home but the difference is not nearly enough to give the Yankees the edge at the starting pitching position tonight.
Sale has taken the hill against the Yanks as a part of the Crimson Hose just once so far and he took a hard-luck loss in the outing, allowing two runs in eight innings of work. He’ll hope for some run support today from one of the best-hitting lineups in the bigs.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
The moneyline was hovering in the range of -180 for the Boston Red Sox in this one over at Sportsbook. The over under number was sitting near 8.5 at Sportsbook.
OddsShark computer prediction formulas pick a 5.1-2.2 win for the Red Sox on Saturday. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming MLB matchups here.
New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The Boston Red Sox sport a record of 51-39 heading into this matchup, while the New York Yankees sit at 45-42 on the season. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Boston vs New York injuries news.
The MLB Power Rankings show a disparity between these teams, with the Boston Red Sox rated this week at No. 4 and the New York Yankees sitting at No. 15.
Statistical Matchup
At the plate, Boston owns the No. 5 ranking for hits at 9.18 per game. By contrast, the New York Yankees are rated No. 6 in the same category at 9.15 per game.
Comparing defensive stats, New York owns the No. 10-rated road mark, allowing 4.41 runs per game on the highway. Boston, on the other hand, rates No. 16 in scoring at home.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
New York didn't get the job done in their last match, falling 5-4 to Boston on Friday at Fenway Park.
- NY Yankees is 7-18 ATS in its last 25 games
- NY Yankees is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
- NY Yankees is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
- NY Yankees is 4-10 ATS in its last 14 games on the road
- Boston is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
- Boston is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games
- Boston is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
- The total has gone OVER in 6 of Boston's last 9 games
Next Betting Matchups
New York at Boston, Sunday, July 16
