Yankees vs. Red Sox Pick
Will the New York Yankees or the host Boston Red Sox win the series finale Sunday at 1:30PM EST?
According to oddsmakers at sports book Bovada.lv, the Yankees and the Red Sox are both set at -110 on the moneyline. The over-under is 9.5
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Sonny Gray (7-7, 3.37 ERA) will start for the Yankees, while Rick Porcello (7-14, 4.59) draws the start for the Red Sox. Gray has allowed two earned runs over six innings of each of his three starts for the Yankees since being acqured from the A’s. He has been better at home this year with a 3.07 ERA, but don’t read too much into it with his home games previously being played at the cavernous Oakland Coliseum. Gray has a 1.18 WHIP and is a consistent option each time he takes the mound. Porcello has had a lot of bad luck this season, but it sort of has all equaled out in a way after being very lucky last season on the way to a Cy Young Award. He allowed three runs on eight hits over seven innings in his last start, a 10-4 win over St. Louis. Porcello holds a 1,37 WHIP.
New York is 66-56 overall and 31-34 on the road, while Boston is 70-52 and 39-22 at home. The rivals have split the first two games in the series, with the Red Sox rallying to win the opener 9-6 before the Yankees won Saturday’s game 4-3.
A three-run home run by Tyler Austin in the second inning off Chris Sale propelled the Yankees to Saturday’s win. Todd Frazier added a solo home run off the dominant left-hander later in the game. CC Sabathia returned from the DL to give up two runs in six innings and earn the win. Rafael Devers hit a home run for the Red Sox, scoring twice. Jackie Bradley Jr. had two hits and an RBI, while Sale gave up four earned runs over seven innings to take the loss.
The Yankees are chasing and winning a series against the team they are looking up to in the standings would be huge. Also helps that it’s a rival. New York has some bullpen issues currently, but Gray is a strong starting pitcher who will usually do enough to give his team a chance at a win.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: NEW YORK YANKEES -110