New York Yankees (60-23, first in the AL East) vs. Boston Red Sox (45-38, third in the AL East)
Boston; Friday, 7:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Nestor Cortes (7-3, 2.44 ERA, .95 WHIP, 91 strikeouts); Red Sox: Connor Seabold (0-0)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Yankees -145, Red Sox +125; over/under is 9 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox look to end their three-game home slide with a victory against the New York Yankees.
Boston has a 21-19 record in home games and a 45-38 record overall. Red Sox pitchers have a collective 3.71 ERA, which ranks ninth in the majors.
New York is 60-23 overall and 26-14 in road games. The Yankees have gone 30-8 in games when they record at least eight hits.
Friday's game is the fifth time these teams square off this season. The Yankees have a 3-1 advantage in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Rafael Devers leads the Red Sox with 47 extra base hits (27 doubles, a triple and 19 home runs). Trevor Story is 7-for-33 with a double, three home runs and four RBI over the last 10 games.
Aaron Judge has 13 doubles, 30 home runs and 64 RBI for the Yankees. Giancarlo Stanton is 7-for-34 with four home runs and seven RBI over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 3-7, .246 batting average, 4.85 ERA, outscored by 13 runs
Yankees: 7-3, .256 batting average, 2.79 ERA, outscored opponents by 32 runs
INJURIES: Red Sox: Michael Wacha: day-to-day (arm), Tyler Danish: 15-Day IL (elbow), Rich Hill: 15-Day IL (knee), Nathan Eovaldi: 15-Day IL (back), Garrett Whitlock: 15-Day IL (hip), Kike Hernandez: 10-Day IL (hip), Matt Barnes: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Josh Taylor: 60-Day IL (back), Chris Sale: 60-Day IL (rib), James Paxton: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Yankees: Aaron Judge: day-to-day (lower body), Anthony Rizzo: day-to-day (back), Ron Marinaccio: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Jonathan Loaisiga: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Chad Green: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ben Rortvedt: 60-Day IL (oblique), Stephen Ridings: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Domingo German: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Zack Britton: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
