Yankees vs. Red Sox MLB Pick
One of the best rivalries in all of sports will be renewed tonight when the Yankees visit the Red Sox at 7:10PM ET. Will Boston take Game 1? Here’s our prediction.
According to oddsmakers from online sports book Bovada.lv, the Red Sox are -102 on the money line, while the Yankees have odds of -106. With Masahiro Tanaka set to take on Henry Owens in the pitching matchup, the over/under is sitting at 8 runs.
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Boston has won four of its last five games overall and is also 4-1 in its last five games after allowing five runs or more in its previous game. The Red Sox are also 4-1 in their last five games versus a team with a losing record and 4-1 in their last five games versus a right-handed starter.
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On the other side, the Yankees have now lost five of their last six road games versus a left-handed starter and are 1-6 in their last seven games following a day off. They’ve also dropped four of their last five road games.
Even though Tanaka is 4-2 against the Red Sox in his career, his ERA versus Boston is 5.13 and he’s allowed 26 runs on 41 hits over 40.1 innings pitched. He’s also surrendered eight home runs, has walked nine batters and Red Sox hitters have posted a .265 average versus Tanaka over the last three years. At Fenway Park specifically, Tanaka’s ERA is 6.46, so our prediction is to take the Red Sox tonight.
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