Boston Red Sox (72-77) vs. New York Yankees (91-58)
September 23, 2022 7:05 pm EDT
The Line: New York Yankees -215 / Boston Red Sox +180; Over/Under: +7.5
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The Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees meet Friday in MLB action at Yankee Stadium. The Boston Red Sox look for a win after splitting their last 10 games. The New York Yankees look to build on their 4-game winning streak.
The Boston Red Sox have scored 10 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 5 of their last 10 games. The Red Sox have won 8 of their last 11 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Xander Bogaerts leads the Red Sox with 164 hits and 68 RBI, while Alex Verdugo and Rafael Devers have combined for 305 hits and 151 RBI. Rich Hill gets the ball, and he is 7-7 with a 4.70 ERA and 90 strikeouts this season. Hill is 4-2 with a 3.52 ERA and 44 strikeouts in his career against the Yankees.
The New York Yankees have scored 28 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 9 of their last 10 games. The Yankees have won 12 of their last 13 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Aaron Judge leads the Yankees with 169 hits and 128 RBI, while Gleyber Torres and Isiah Kiner-Falefa have combined for 245 hits and 113 RBI. Gerrit Cole gets the ball, and he is 12-7 with a 3.41 ERA and 236 strikeouts this season. Cole is 7-3 with a 4.28 ERA and 102 strikeouts in his career against the Red Sox.
The Red Sox are 5-2 in their last 7 Friday games and 1-4 in their last 5 during game 2 of a series. The Yankees are 49-19 in their last 68 home games and 1-6 in their last 7 Friday games. The under is 5-1 in Red Sox last 6 road games. The over is 4-1 in Yankees last 5 overall. The Red Sox are 16-40 in the last 56 meetings in New York and 2-5 in the last 7 meetings.
Rich Hill is a bit washed up at 42 years old, and he’s allowed 24 hits and 13 runs in his last 17.2 innings. Gerrit Cole has a 3.02 ERA and .207 allowed batting average at home, and he’s had great success throughout his career against the Red Sox. The Red Sox had their chances to get a rare win last night against the Yankees and still blew it. Hard to bet against the Yankees here. Give me the RL for max betting value.
