In Game 1 of their divisional doubleheader, the Boston Red Sox are set to face off against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. YES Network will televise the action and the game will get going at 1:05 p.m. ET.
Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees Odds
The Red Sox have gone 59-52 SU this year and are 47-63 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 20.1 units for moneyline gamblers and 21.5 units ATS. Boston is 3-4 ATS over its last seven games and the over has hit in all seven of them. The Yankees, on the other hand, are 69-39 SU and 63-44 ATS. They’ve gained 10.6 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 21.7 units ATS. New York has a 3-4 ATS record over its last seven outings and the total has gone over in six of those seven.
Yankees games have had an over/under record of 59-44-4 in 2019. Red Sox games have gone over 66 times, gone under 41 times and pushed on three occasions.
The left-handed Chris Sale will get the start for the visiting Red Sox. Sale (5-10, 4.26 ERA) has recorded 189 strikeouts in 129 innings so far. He’s 0-3 with 23 strikeouts and a 7.71 ERA against New York this year (three starts).
The Yankees are handing the ball to righty Domingo German (13-2, 4.08 ERA), who has 107 strikeouts and 24 walks as well as a WHIP of 1.11. German is 1-0 with 17 strikeouts and a 6.00 ERA over two starts against Boston this year.
Boston’s pitching staff allowed 5.2 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 4.89 ERA, 1.34 WHIP and 9.59 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 4.53, along with a WHIP of 1.34 and a K-per-9 of 10.78.
The Red Sox offense has slashed .276/.348/.474 on its way to 5.8 runs scored per game in 2019, including 5.6 runs per game against divisional foes and 4.4 per game over the team’s last five outings (0-5 SU).
Third baseman Rafael Devers and shortstop Xander Bogaerts continue to lead Boston’s offense. Devers is slashing .324/.374/.566 with 21 home runs, 84 RBIs and 89 runs scored, while Bogaerts is hitting .315 with 25 homers, 84 RBIs and 88 runs scored.
In the other dugout, New York’s pitching staff has given up 4.6 runs per game overall this year. Its starters have an ERA of 4.75, a WHIP of 1.32 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 8.9. The bullpen has a 3.86 ERA, 1.31 WHIP and 9.9 K/9. In 50 games against AL East opponents, Yankees starters have an ERA of 4.51 and the bullpen’s ERA is 3.74.
New York’s hitters have put up 5.8 runs per outing, including 6.2 per game against divisional foes and 5.4 per game over their last five. The team has slashed .228/.321/.438 over its last five contests and is 3-2 SU during that stretch.
The Yankees’ hitters have been led by second baseman DJ LeMahieu and shortstop Gleyber Torres. LeMahieu is hitting .334/.383/.519 with 15 home runs, 71 RBIs and 75 runs scored, and the line for Torres stands at .288/.355/.505 with 21 homers, 60 RBIs and 67 runs scored.
The Red Sox have lost 10.1 units and are 34-44 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher this year. The over has cashed in 46 of those games, as opposed to 30 that’ve hit the under against righty starters. On the other hand, the Yankees have lost 4.0 units and are 16-14 ATS when facing a left-handed starting pitcher. The over has hit in 15 of those games, as opposed to 13 that’ve gone under.
Red Sox at Yankees Free Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Yankees, ATS Winner – Red Sox, O/U – OVER
Betting Notes
- The over has cashed in six of New York’s last seven games.
- New York has posted 27.5 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 contests and 20.2 over its last five.
- The Red Sox have hit 19 home runs in their last 10 games. The Yankees have hit 16 over their last 10.
- The Red Sox have an OPS of .822 this season and an OPS of .831 when facing right-handed pitchers. The Yankees’ OPS sits at .816 overall and .830 versus righties.
