Boston Red Sox (48-44, fourth in the AL East) vs. New York Yankees (63-28, first in the AL East)
New York; Sunday, 1:35 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Chris Sale (0-0, .00 ERA, .80 WHIP, five strikeouts); Yankees: Gerrit Cole (8-2, 3.05 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 135 strikeouts)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Yankees -198, Red Sox +168; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: Both the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox are looking for a series win with a victory on Sunday.
New York has a 36-12 record in home games and a 63-28 record overall. Yankees hitters have a collective .328 on-base percentage, the top percentage in the AL.
Boston is 48-44 overall and 25-24 on the road. The Red Sox have a 21-13 record in games when they did not allow a home run.
Sunday's game is the 10th time these teams meet this season. The Yankees are ahead 5-4 in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Aaron Judge has a .281 batting average to lead the Yankees, and has 14 doubles and 33 home runs. Gleyber Torres is 14-for-37 with a home run and five RBI over the last 10 games.
Rafael Devers has 28 doubles, a triple, 22 home runs and 55 RBI for the Red Sox. Christian Vazquez is 7-for-36 with three doubles, two home runs and five RBI over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 5-5, .284 batting average, 4.35 ERA, outscored opponents by 29 runs
Red Sox: 3-7, .225 batting average, 6.24 ERA, outscored by 24 runs
INJURIES: Yankees: Miguel Castro: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Luis Severino: 15-Day IL (lat), Ron Marinaccio: 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)
Red Sox: Trevor Story: 10-Day IL (hand), Matt Strahm: 15-Day IL (wrist), Josh Winckowski: 15-Day IL (covid-19), Matt Barnes: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Christian Arroyo: 10-Day IL (left groin), Connor Seabold: 15-Day IL (forearm), Michael Wacha: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Tyler Danish: 15-Day IL (elbow), Rich Hill: 15-Day IL (knee), Garrett Whitlock: 15-Day IL (hip), Kike Hernandez: 10-Day IL (hip), Josh Taylor: 60-Day IL (back), James Paxton: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
