Struggling Yankees look to end 3-game losing streak against Red Sox
Boston Red Sox (35-23, second in the AL East) vs. New York Yankees (31-28, fourth in the AL East)
New York; Sunday, 7:08 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Garrett Richards (4-4, 3.75 ERA, 1.48 WHIP, 52 strikeouts) Yankees: Domingo German (4-3, 3.27 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 52 strikeouts)
LINE: Yankees -152, Red Sox +134; over/under is 9 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: New York enters the game as losers of their last three games.
The Yankees are 14-20 against AL East opponents. New York has slugged .371 this season. Estevan Florial leads the team with a mark of .667.
The Red Sox are 14-6 against teams from the AL East. Boston has slugged .439, good for second in the American League. Rafael Devers leads the club with a .587 slugging percentage, including 33 extra-base hits and 15 home runs.
The Red Sox won the last meeting 7-3. Garrett Whitlock earned his first victory and Bobby Dalbec went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs for Boston. Chad Green took his fourth loss for New York.
TOP PERFORMERS: Aaron Judge leads the Yankees with 21 extra base hits and is batting .284.
Devers leads the Red Sox with 15 home runs and is batting .282.
LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 3-7, .216 batting average, 4.06 ERA, outscored by 21 runs
Red Sox: 6-4, .229 batting average, 3.43 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs
INJURIES: Yankees: Justin Wilson: (hamstring), Luis Severino: (elbow), Clarke Schmidt: (right elbow), Darren O'Day: (right rotator cuff), Corey Kluber: (shoulder), Zack Britton: (elbow), Ryan LaMarre: (hamstring), Aaron Hicks: (left wrist), Luke Voit: (oblique).
Red Sox: Chris Sale: (elbow), Ryan Brasier: (left calf), J.D. Martinez: (wrist).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
