Yankees and Red Sox start a three-game series at Yankee Stadium tonight. This season both teams have arguably two of the best teams in baseball and it looks like they will battle all year long for the division’s lead. Since losing that series the Yankees (one game back of Boston) have won 18 of 21 and are looking forward to winning this three-game battle to claim the division lead from Boston.
Starting Pitchers:
Tuesday
Red Sox: Drew Pomeranz (1-1)
Yankees: Luis Severino (5-1)
Wednesday:
Rick Porcello (5-0)
Masahiro Tanaka (4-2)
Thursday:
Eduardo Rodriguez (3-0)
C.C Sabathia (2-0)
Betting Trends
Red Sox are 3-12 against the spread in their last 15 games
Red Sox are 4-1 straight up in their last five games
Red Sox are 2-7 against the spread in their last nine games on the road
Red Sox are 5-1 straight up in its last five games on the road
Yankees are 8-1 against the spread in their last nine games
Yankees are 5-0 straight up in their last five games
Yankees are 7-2 ATS in its last nine games at home
Yankees are 5-0 straight up in their last five games at home
Game Line
Bos +207
Yankees -224
Total: 8.5 Runs
Head-to-Head Series:
Boston 2-1
Yankees 1-2
Note: The Red Sox won two of three in their first series of the year which took place at Fenway Park back in April.
Key Stats
Yankees have won 9 of their last 10 games. In that same span, the Red Sox are 6-4. Both teams enter this series on winning streaks as the Yankees have won six in a row and the Red Sox have won three straight games.
On TV: Tuesday’s and Thursday’s games will be on MLB Network, while Wednesdays’ matchup will be available on ESPN.