Red Sox vs. Yankees Prediction
A win for a second straight day by the host New York Yankees over the rival Boston Red Sox yesterday kept their lead at 2.5 games in the bid to host the AL Wild Card game. Will New York complete the series sweep tonight with another victory?
Game Snapshot
909 Boston Red Sox at 910 New York Yankees
Thursday, September 20, 2018
Yankee Stadium at 7:05PM ET
TV: MLB Network
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Voit has huge night at plate
Andrew McCutchen finished the contest 1-for-3 with two walks and a run in last night’s 10-1 home shellacking over the Red Sox. Aaron Hicks ended the contest 2-for-5 with a triple and three RBIs. Miguel Andujar was 2-for-4 with a double, a run and an RBI. Gary Sanchez walked twice in four plate appearances and scored two runs. Luke Voit was a perfect 4-for-4 with two home runs, four runs scored and three RBIs. Luis Severino picked up the win as he surrendered one earned run on six hits with six strikeouts and one walk.
Martinez has three-hit night
J.D. Martinez was a perfect 3-for-3 in Wednesday night’s loss at New York. Eduardo Nunez was 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored. David Price suffered the loss as he allowed six runs (four earned) on five hits with two strikeouts and four walks over 5 1/3 innings.
Eduardo Rodriguez (12-4, 3.53 ERA) will take the mound tonight for Boston, while the Yankees counter with Masahiro Tanaka (12-5, 3.47).
MLB Betting Trends
Boston
The under is 5-1-2 in the last eight Red Sox games overall. Boston is 2-8 in its last 10 meetings in New York.
New York
The Yankees are 70-29 in their last 99 home games. New York is 46-21 in Tanaka’s last 67 home starts.
Prediction:
Tanaka has been excellent this month, throwing 14 shutout innings in his last two starts and giving up only one earned run in 21 September innings. Look for him to continue that success tonight as he is typcailly strong at home and backed by a Yankees squad that wins way more often than it loses in the Bronx.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: NEW YORK YANKEES