One of the best rivalries in all of Major League Baseball will take place on Friday. The New York Yankees are on the road at the Boston Red Sox. The New York Yankees are struggling, coming off back to back losses to the Mets. New York is now 60-44 on the season, and second in the American League East.
For the Red Sox, they are 54-47 on the season. Boston allowed 20 runs in a blowout loss at the Rockies on Wednesday to finish that series. In their last 10 games, the Red Sox have won just four of them.
The New York Yankees are -126 over Boston in this game. The total for this affair is set at 7.5.
Big time offensive duo
Aaron Judge and Juan Soto are the top dogs for the Yankees lineup. They are both hitting over .300 on the season. Judge leads all of Major League Baseball with 35 homeruns, while Soto has 26 on the season. Both players are tops on the tea with 20+ doubles on the season as well.
The Yankees offense is one of the best in all of Major League Baseball. They come into this series tied in second, scoring 4.9 runs per game. New York has a team batting average of .247, and their 149 home runs is second most in the league.
Nestor Cortes will get the nod for the New York Yankees in this game. Cortes comes into the game with a 4-9 record on the season. The right hander has a 3.99 earned run average on the season. He has struck out 111 batters in just over 119 innings this season.
Bello looks to keep Yankees off the board
For Boston, Brayan Bello will get the start. Bello is 10-5 on the season. When he retires 13 batters, he will reach 100 innings on the season. His ERA is high, at 5.27 on the season, and he is 8 strikeouts away from 100 in 2024.
The Red Sox have not gotten off to a very good start to the second half of the season. Boston has dropped five out of six games. In the five losses since the All Star Break, the Red Sox are allowing opponents to score nearly 8 runs per game. 20 runs was what Colorado got in the series finale on Wednesday.
Offensively, Jaren Duran, Tyler O’Neill and Rafael Devers lead the charge. Duran hit a homerun in the All Star Game, and leads the team with 30 doubles. O’Neill has been hot as of late, and reached 20 bombs in his first season with the team. Devers leads with 23 homeruns, and has added 22 doubles.
Yankees get back on track
We like the New York Yankees to get back on track here. It has not been a very smooth ride for the boys from the Bronx as of late. A win in Boston would help calm that down a little. Our final bet for this game on Friday is the New York Yankees -126 over the Boston Red Sox. Enjoy the game and best of luck with all your Major League Baseball bets!
