Red Sox vs. Yankees Pick
Are the host New York Yankees going to win their third game in four days Sunday night versus the rival Boston Red Sox? First pitch at 7:35PM EST.
According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, the Red Sox are a -117 favorite to win on the moneyline. The Yankees are a -103 underdog, while the over-under is set at 7.
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The start for Boston goes to AL Cy Young Award candidate Chris Sale (15-6, 2.77), while New York counters with Luis Severino (11-6, 3.14). Sale has a 0.91 WHIP with 264 strikeouts in 185 1/3 innings. He allowed three hits in seven shutout innings during a 3-0 win at the Blue Jays his last start, striking out 11. Sale has a 2.58 road ERA in 16 starts. Severino carries a 1.10 WHIP with 192 strikeouts in 163 1/3 innings. He surrendered four runs (three earned) on four hits with nine strikeouts and three walks over 6 2/3 innings in a 6-2 home loss to Cleveland his last outing. Severino has a 4.14 ERA in 12 home starts.
Boston has a 77-59 record and is 37-34 on the road, while New York is 72-63 overall and 39-27 at home. The Red Sox have won six of the last 10 meetings and the total has gone under seven times.
The Yankees have won two out of three in the series including Saturday’s 5-1 win. Matt Holliday led the offense with a three-run home run in his first game back after nearly a month on the disabled list. Chase Headley was 3-for-4 with a home run and two runs scored. Gary Sanchez went 3-for-4 with an RBI. Masahiro Tanaka threw seven innings of one-run ball for the win. Drew Pomeranz gave up four earned runs over 5 1/3 innings to take the loss. Eduardo Nunez had a double and scored a run.
Sale is very good, but the Yankees beat him at Fenway Park and that was without their most consistent pitcher in Severino on the mound. New York knows this is a must-win game in hopes of catching the Red Sox for the AL East title. Bank on the right-handed power hitters for New York hitting a ball or two out of the yard.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: NEW YORK YANKEES -102