
Red Sox host the Yankees, try to continue home win streak
New York Yankees (42-26, first in the AL East) vs. Boston Red Sox (35-36, fourth in the AL East)
Boston; Saturday, 7:15 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Carlos Rodon (8-4, 2.87 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, 103 strikeouts); Red Sox: Hunter Dobbins (3-1, 4.20 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 37 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Yankees -171, Red Sox +143; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox, on a three-game home winning streak, host the New York Yankees.
Boston is 35-36 overall and 20-17 at home. The Red Sox have the fourth-ranked team batting average in the AL at .254.
New York has a 42-26 record overall and a 21-14 record in road games. The Yankees are 32-7 in games when they out-hit their opponents.
The teams meet Saturday for the fifth time this season. The Red Sox are ahead 3-1 in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Ceddanne Rafaela has 11 doubles, two triples, six home runs and 26 RBIs for the Red Sox. Marcelo Mayer is 6 for 23 with a double and three home runs over the past 10 games.
Paul Goldschmidt has 13 doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 31 RBIs for the Yankees. Aaron Judge is 13 for 34 with two doubles and five home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 6-4, .271 batting average, 4.74 ERA, outscored opponents by six runs
Yankees: 6-4, .249 batting average, 3.79 ERA, outscored opponents by eight runs
INJURIES: Red Sox: Wilyer Abreu: 10-Day IL (oblique), Josh Winckowski: 60-Day IL (elbow), Nick Burdi: 15-Day IL (knee), Justin Slaten: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Liam Hendriks: 15-Day IL (hip), Alex Bregman: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (knee), Masataka Yoshida: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Kutter Crawford: 60-Day IL (knee), Tanner Houck: 15-Day IL (flexor), Chris Murphy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Patrick Sandoval: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Yankees: Jazz Chisholm: day-to-day (neck), Luke Weaver: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Oswaldo Cabrera: 10-Day IL (ankle), Giancarlo Stanton: 60-Day IL (elbow), Marcus Stroman: 15-Day IL (knee), JT Brubaker: 60-Day IL (ribs), Jake Cousins: 60-Day IL (elbow), Gerrit Cole: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Gil: 60-Day IL (back)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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