Red Sox vs. Yankees Total Pick
The New York Yankees hope to find some run support for their pitcher when they host the Boston Red Sox at 7PM ET.
New York has Michael Pineda on the mound at home to face Rick Porcello of the Red Sox. According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, Boston is a slight favorite on the road, as they are getting a -106 money line while the Yankees have odds of -102 to win. The over/under total for the game has been set at 7 runs.
Boston is 17-11 on the season, 9-4 on the road and 14-13-1 with the over. New York is 9-17 overall, 5-7 at home and 14-9-3 with the under. Boston has won three straight meetings with the Yankees and six of the last seven in this series. These two have pushed or hit the over in four of their last six meetings.
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The Red Sox have scored 16 runs in their last two games against the Yankees. Their offense has basically carried them over their last six games (they’ve won five). They’ve averaged 5.5 runs per game in that span. Michael Pineda has lost three straight games and threw 106 pitches in just five innings in his last outing. He’s also allowed four home runs in his last games.
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