The Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees have had a very interesting season series, and that trend has continued this week. New York will be looking to complete the four-game sweep over their bitter rivals on Sunday, and it looks as if they just might do it. These two teams have had long winning streaks against each other during the 2019 regular season, and the Red Sox will be trying to salvage one game of this four-game series in this one.
The Yankees are running away with the American League East Division and are going to make the playoffs in 2019. The Yankees are 71-39 with their three wins this weekend and have built up an eight-game lead in the division race. Boston is trying to make the playoffs via the Wild Card this season, but they still have some work to do. The Red Sox come into this game with a record of just 59-54, putting them 5.5 games out of the second Wild Card spot. The New York Yankees are -135 over the Boston Red Sox.
Yankees Can Score Runs at Home
The New York Yankees have struggled to score runs on the road this season, but their offense has been terrific at home. The Yankees have hit a whopping 185 home runs this season, but their pitching staff has given up more than 170. Catcher Gary Sanchez leads the team with 24 long balls this season, but the Yankees have a lineup full of sluggers who can all mash.
J.A. Happ will make the start for the Yankees on Sunday night, and he is in need of a great start. Happ is 8-6 with a 5.19 earned run average this season and hasn’t won a game since the middle of July. Happ has been a reliable starting pitcher over the last few seasons and will need to find his rhythm to keep the Yankees on a long winning streak.
Price on Mound For Red Sox
Boston is in the middle of a long losing streak, and their starting pitching has been letting them down. Left-hander David Price will make the start for Boston on Sunday night, and he needs to pitch better down the stretch. Price is 7-4 with a 3.86 earned average this season and has been pitching well of late. The lefty will need to keep the ball in the ballpark to beat the Yankees on Sunday night.
Xander Bogaerts and Rafael Devers have been carrying the Red Sox offense this season, but they haven’t been getting much help of late. Bogaerts leads the team with 25 home runs this season but has been pretty cold of late. Devers has a team-high .323 batting average to go along with 86 runs batted in. Boston is going to have to score some runs to beat the Yankees in this one.
Yankees Complete Four-Game Sweep
The Boston Red Sox dominated the New York Yankees last weekend, and the script has been flipped in this rivalry. New York has controlled and dominated the first three games of this series, and they are favored to complete the sweep. This game should be much tighter, but the Boston Red Sox are going to come up a little bit short. Bet the New York Yankees -135 over the Boston Red Sox.
