Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees Preview & Picks
Boston are backed to continue their knack for covering against New York.
The Red Sox have not won many against the Yankees this year, but they have repeatedly ran them close.
- Boston are 11-5-0 ATS in their last 16 games vs NY Yankees
- Boston Red Sox are 8-2-0 ATS in their last 10 road games
- Boston Red Sox are 12-5-0 ATS in their last 17 games overall
- The Under has cashed in 5 of the last 6 meetings
Head To Head
- New York Yankees lead the regular season series 10-6
- New York Yankees won 5-4 when the teams met last night
Boston have been a mixed bag over the past two weeks, going 5-5 over their last 10 games.
This run started with back-to-back road wins at Baltimore, but they were followed by a couple of defeats at home to the New York Yankees.
The Red Sox bounced back with a 2-1 win against Kansas City, only to lose 9-0 to the Royals the following night.
They rebounded though to win the final game of the series 13-3, and backed that up with a 5-3 victory at Cincinnati.
Boston lost the second meeting with the Reds though, 5-1, and were then beaten 5-4 by the Yankees last night.
New York go into the second game in excellent form, having won eight of their last 10 games.
This good run started with back-to-back home blowouts of Tampa Bay, which were followed by back-to-back wins in Boston.
The Yankees were unable to make it five wins in a row though, losing 7-6 at Milwaukee.
New York lost the second meeting with the Brewers too, although they avoided being swept with a 12-8 victory last Sunday.
That victory sparked a four-game win streak that saw them win back-to-back home games against Pittsburgh before beating Boston 5-4 last night.