Yankees meet the Red Sox after Rice's 3-home run game

Updated Jul. 7, 2024 4:00 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Boston Red Sox (48-40, third in the AL East) vs. New York Yankees (55-36, second in the AL East)

New York; Sunday, 7:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Kutter Crawford (4-7, 3.47 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 102 strikeouts); Yankees: Luis Gil (9-4, 3.41 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 102 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Yankees -154, Red Sox +129; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees play the Boston Red Sox after Ben Rice hit three home runs against the Red Sox on Saturday.

New York has a 25-18 record in home games and a 55-36 record overall. The Yankees have a 42-5 record in games when they scored at least five runs.

Boston is 28-17 in road games and 48-40 overall. The Red Sox have hit 100 total home runs to rank seventh in the AL.

Sunday's game is the sixth meeting between these teams this season. The Red Sox hold a 3-2 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Aaron Judge has 32 home runs, 63 walks and 83 RBI while hitting .312 for the Yankees. Alex Verdugo is 11-for-42 with four doubles, a home run and four RBI over the past 10 games.

Jarren Duran has 24 doubles, 10 triples and 10 home runs while hitting .278 for the Red Sox. Rafael Devers is 14-for-38 with a double, a triple and five home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 3-7, .244 batting average, 6.14 ERA, outscored by three runs

Red Sox: 6-4, .240 batting average, 5.23 ERA, outscored by 15 runs

INJURIES: Yankees: Gleyber Torres: day-to-day (groin), Nick Burdi: 60-Day IL (hip), Giancarlo Stanton: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Anthony Rizzo: 60-Day IL (wrist), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (lat), Cody Poteet: 15-Day IL (tricep), Ian Hamilton: 15-Day IL (lat), Jon Berti: 60-Day IL (calf), Jonathan Loaisiga: 60-Day IL (elbow), JT Brubaker: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lou Trivino: 60-Day IL (elbow), Scott Effross: 60-Day IL (back)

Red Sox: Chris Martin: 15-Day IL (elbow), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (rib), Vaughn Grissom: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Garrett Whitlock: 60-Day IL (oblique), Trevor Story: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Bryan Mata: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Liam Hendriks: 60-Day IL (elbow), Chris Murphy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lucas Giolito: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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