The New York Yankees are 8-1 straight up and on the run line over their last nine games. The Yankees will try to extend their current six-game winning streak with a win at home on Tuesday night against the Boston Red Sox.
Red Sox vs. Yankees odds 2018: New York heavy betting favorite in Tuesday series opener
The New York Yankees will try to stay red-hot this week in a series against the Boston Red Sox, with the sportsbooks giving them a strong edge for Tuesday night.
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New York is a -202 home favorite in Tuesday’s series opener at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. Luis Severino is set to start for the home team against Drew Pomeranz and the Red Sox (+187).
Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees
When: Tuesday, May 8, 7:05 p.m. ET
Where: Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
Betting Line / Total: New York -202 / 8.5 Runs
New York Yankees
Since starting the season off with an underwhelming 9-9 record, the Yankees have been on an absolute tear going 15-1 over their last 16 games. The pitching staff has been excellent for New York this season as the team has posted an ERA of 3.43, currently ranking fifth best in the majors.
But the real star of the team thus far has been Didi Gregorius, who leads the Yankees in batting average (.311), home runs (10) and RBI (30) through New York’s first 34 games.
Severino has flourished as the ace of this pitching staff, leading the Yankees’ starters in wins (5), ERA (2.11), WHIP (0.83) and strikeouts (52). New York is 13-3 straight up and 12-4 on the run line in Severino’s last 16 starts.
Boston Red Sox
Boston’s lead in the AL East has been whittled down to one game due to New York’s monster tear in recent weeks. The Red Sox hit a 2-5 slump after starting the season off on a 17-2 run, but have since started putting things together again with a 6-2 record over their last eight games.
The stat comparison between these two teams is remarkably close as Boston’s team ERA is just .02 higher than New York’s at 3.45 and its run production is just .14 lower at 5.65 to the Yankees’ 5.79. Boston is 14-5 on the road this season.
Tuesday night’s total is set at 8.5 runs. The OVER is 3-0-1 in the last four meetings between these two rivals, according to the OddsShark MLB Database.
With Boston and New York currently sitting atop the MLB standings, both the AL East lead and the best record in baseball will be on the line in this series. Masahiro Tanaka faces off against David Price on Wednesday and CC Sabathia takes on Rick Porcello on Thursday.
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