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Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees Preview & Picks – Back Red Sox Again In MLB Underdog Role

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  • Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees picks for Friday, August 22
  • Game is taking place at Yankee Stadium
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    Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees Preview & Picks
  • Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees Preview & Picks
  • Head To Head
  • Boston Red Sox Form
  • New York Yankees Form

Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees Preview & Picks

Boston are tipped to repeat last night’s win over bitter rivals New York.

The Red Sox are underdogs, but they have a great record against the Yankees this season and they are sending out the more in-form starter here.

  • Boston Red Sox are 6-1 against New York in the last 7 meetings this season
  • Boston starter Bryan Bello has allowed 2 earned runs or less 3 of his last 4 starts
  • New York starter Max Fried has given up 15 earned runs across his last 3 starts
  • The Under cashed in 3 of the previous 4 meetings this season

Head To Head

  • New York Yankees lead the all-time series 1258-1046-14
  • Boston Red Sox won 6-3 when the two teams last met on August 22

Boston Red Sox Form

Boston travelled to the ‘Big Apple’ on a rough run of form, having lost eight of their previous 12 games.

The Red Sox were red hot prior to that as they reeled off seven consecutive wins between late July and early August.

That run was halted by a 7-3 defeat to Kansas City, and although they bounced back to win 10-2 in San Diego, their form quickly cooled as they lost 5-4 and 6-2 to the Padres.

Boston then sandwiched a 14-1 win in Houston with 7-6 and 4-1 defeats to the Astros, before opening the home series against Miami with 2-1 and 7-5 wins.

The Red Sox failed to maintain that momentum though, as they followed up a 5-3 loss to the Marlins with 6-3 and 4-3 defeats to Baltimore.

New York Yankees Form

New York entered this series with some momentum, having won nine of their previous 12 games and each of the last five.

The Yankees lost five games in a row at the start of August, before finally getting back in the win column with a 3-2 victory in Texas.

They struggled against Houston, sandwiching a 5-4 loss with 5-3 and 7-1 wins, but rallied against Minnesota as they beat the Twins 6-2 and 9-1 at home.

New York lost the last game of the series with the Twins, 4-1, only to rally and spark a five-game win streak with 4-3, 12-8 and 8-4 victories in St Louis.

The Yankees then headed to Tampa where they swept the Rays in a two-game series, winning 13-3 and 6-4.

Verdict

Boston got back on track with last night’s morale-boosting win, and we expect them to back it up.

New York starter Max Fried has had some rough outings recently, and the Red Sox can take advantage of his struggles.

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