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Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees
The Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Yankee Stadium.
Left hander Garrett Crochet will take the mound for the Red Sox to start this game. Crochet is 13-5 this season with a 2.37 ERA.
Crochet's opponent in this one will be Will Warren. The Yankees right hander has a 4.25 ERA to go along with a 7-5 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Red Sox as -133-moneyline favorites versus the Yankees, while the game's total opened at 8.
Last time out for New York, they were a 1-0 loser as they battled the Red Sox on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Red Sox at 170 were rewarded, while the 1 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Boston won its last outing, a 1-0 result against the Yankees on August 22. Bettors who backed the Red Sox at 170 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (1) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Boston:
Team record: 70-59 SU
Boston is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Boston's last 10 games on the road
Boston is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing NY Yankees
New York:
Team record: 69-59 SU
NY Yankees is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Boston
NY Yankees is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games when playing Boston
Next up:
Boston at New York Sunday, August 24