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Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees: The greatest rivalry in baseball

The Boston Red Sox are visiting the New York Yankees tonight at Yankee Stadium.

Can the Red Sox save the season?

The Boston Red Sox are third in the AL East with a 74-72 record including 39-32 on the road. They have won 4 of the last 6 games and are coming off a 5-3 win in the tenth inning against the Baltimore Orioles. Boston has a 4.16 ERA, a .244 batting average, a .308 on-base percentage, and 1.26 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Jarren Duran is the best player on the team with 174 hits, and 102 runs while Rafael Devers leads the team with 28 home runs.

The Yankees are the team to beat in the AL

The New York Yankees are second in the AL East with an 84-62 record, including 39-32 at home. They have won 4 of the last 6 games and are coming off a 4-3 win in the eleventh inning against the Kansas City Royals. The Yankees have a 3.81 ERA, a .232 batting average, a .310 on-base percentage, and 1.25 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Aaron Judge is the best player on the team with 164 hits, 110 runs and league-high 51 home runs.

Betting Trends

The Yankees are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games, 1-6 SU in their last 7 home games against Boston and 4-1 SU in their last 5 games against teams from the AL East. New York has played over the total run line in 4 of their last 5 games against Boston, 6 of their last 8 home games and 6 of their last 9 games against teams from the AL while have stayed under in 5 of their last 6 games overall. The Red Sox are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games overall, 13-7 SU in their last 20 games against the Yankees, and 0-5 SU in their last 5 games on the road. Boston has played under the total run line in 10 of their last 15 games overall, 6 of their last 8 games against teams from the AL and 4 of their last 5 games against teams from the AL East.

Prediction and Conclusion

This weekend will bring us the greatest rivalry in baseball as the Yankees will host the Red Sox. The Yankees are already in the playoffs and are fighting to stay on top of the entire AL, while the Red Sox have 6.4% of chances to make it to the postseason. The Red Sox will start Cooper Criswell, who is 6-4 for the season with a 4.11 ERA, 66 K, 92 IP, and 1.34 WHIP. The Yankees will go with Nestor Cortes, who is 9-10 for the season with a 3.97 ERA, 147 K, 163.1 IP, and 1.15 WHIP. The two teams have split the last ten games, and only one of the last ten has been under the total run line. Given that, we expect another exciting game, and we go with over 9 runs.