Red Sox vs. Yankees Pick
Who will take the series lead Saturday afternoon when the Boston Red Sox play at the New York Yankees? First pitch is 1:05PM EST.
According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, the Yankees have been made a -140 favorite to win on the moneyline. The Red Sox are a +120 underdog, while the over-under is set at 8.5.
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Boston will go with Drew Pomeranz (14-4, 3.23 ERA) on the mound, while New York turns to Masahiro Tanaka (10-10, 4.69). Pomeranz has a 1.37 WHIP with 149 strikeouts in 142 innings. He allowed three earned runs on seven hits with four strikeouts and five walks over six innings in his last start, a 6-5 win at the Blue Jays. The Red Sox have won his last five starts and eight of the last 10. Tanaka has a 1.25 WHIP with 155 strikeouts over 147 2/3 innings. He gave up one earned run on six hits with 10 strikeouts and one walk over seven innings in his last start in a 10-1 home win over the Mariners. The Yankees have won Tanaka’s last three starts. He has a 9.62 ERA in eight day starts, but a 3.77 ERA in 12 home starts.
The Red Sox are 77-58 overall and 37-33 on the road, while the Yankees are 71-63 and 38-27 at home. The four-game series is tied at a game apiece, while Boston has won six of the last 10 meetings. while the total has gone under in seven of those games.
On Friday night, Doug Fister hurled seven innings of one-run ball as the Red Sox won 4-1. Craig Kimbrel earned his 32nd save. Eduardo Nunez hit a two-run homer to pace the offense. Andrew Benintendi was 2-for-4 with a solo home run, while Hanley Ramirez also hit a solo homer. Sonny Gray allowed four earned runs over seven innings to take the loss. Brett Gardner had a double and scored a run, Aaron Judge contributed an RBI double.
The Yankees need to win the final two games in this series to stay in the thick of the AL East race. Tanaka has a bloated ERA this year, but he’s gradually brought it down over the last few months and is coming off a great start. New York also has plenty of right-handed power bats to counter Pomeranz.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: NEW YORK YANKEES -140