The Boston Red Sox are 9-4 in their last 13 games against the New York Yankees. The Red Sox will try to continue that winning trend in a three-game series at Fenway Park against the Yankees starting this Tuesday.
Yankees vs. Red Sox 2016 odds: Boston favored vs. New York as series gets started on Tuesday
The Red Sox have nine wins in their last 13 games against the Yankees with the two teams set to square off in a three-games series at Fenway.
Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
Boston is a -175 betting favorite in Tuesday night’s series opener at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. Rick Porcello gets the start for the Red Sox going up against Luis Severino, who returns to the starting rotation as a +165 underdog.
Since storming out of the all-star break with a 5-1 record to improve to 54-39 on the season, the Boston Red Sox are just 6-11 over their last 17 games. Fortunately for the Red Sox, Baltimore and Toronto have failed to take advantage of this slump, leaving Boston firmly in the hunt for both a wild card spot and the AL East title.
The Red Sox need to earn some wins over their next six home games against New York and Arizona before they head out on an 11-game road trip next week.
The Red Sox are 1-5 in their last six home games per the OddsShark MLB Database. Boston swept the Yankees in their last visit to Fenway.
The Yankees shook off two straight losses out of the All-Star break against the Boston Red Sox to go on an 8-2 run over their next 10 games. But that hot streak didn’t last long as the Yankees have now gone 4-7 over their last 11 games, including being swept on the road against the lowly Tampa Bay Rays.
Severino was sent to the minors after an ugly start to the season, but he has looked sharp out of the bullpen since his return with no runs surrendered and 10 strikeouts in 8.1 innings of work.
Tuesday’s total is set at 9.5 runs. The UNDER is 4-0 in the last four games between these two rivals.
The series continues on Wednesday with Drew Pomeranz set to take the hill against Nathan Eovaldi, followed by a Steven Wright vs. Michael Pineda matchup on Thursday. Alex Rodriguez announced his retirement over the weekend and is expected to play his final game on Friday at Yankee Stadium after this series is over.
