Boston Red Sox (69-72) vs New York Yankees (85-56)
Game Info: Tuesday, September 13, 2022 at 7:10 pm (Fenway Park)
Nick Pivetta (9-11) (4.29) vs Gerrit Cole (11-7) (3.20)
Betting Odds: Boston Red Sox +140 / New York Yankees -165 --- Over/Under: 8.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds
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The New York Yankees will play the Boston Red Sox in Game 1 of their series at Fenway Park on Tuesday night.
The New York Yankees are 85-56 this season and have won six of their last eight games. New York is coming off of a series win against Tampa Bay, where they won two out of the three games played. The New York pitching staff has a 3.28 ERA, a 1.11 WHIP, and a .220 opponent batting average this season. The Yankees offense has scored 697 runs with a .239 batting average and a .323 on base percentage. Aaron Judge is batting .307 with 55 home runs and 121 RBI’s for the Yankees this season. The projected starter for New York is Gerrit Cole, who is 11-7 with a 3.20 ERA and a 1.02 WHIP over 171.1 innings pitched this season.
The Boston Red Sox are 69-72 this season and have won two games in a row. Boston is coming off of a series win against Baltimore, where they won two out of the three games played in the series. The Boston pitching staff has a 4.47 ERA, a 1.33 WHIP, and a .252 opponent batting average. The Red Sox offense has scored 644 runs with a .260 batting average and a .321 on base percentage this year. Rafael Devers is batting .290 with 26 home runs and 78 RBI’s for the Red Sox this season. The projected starter for Boston is Nick Pivetta, who is 9-11 with a 4.29 ERA and a 1.32 WHIP over 155.1 innings pitched this season.
New York is 6-2 in their last 8 games and 8-20 in their last 28 road games. The over is 5-1 in New York’s last 6 games. Boston is 4-0 in their last 4 home games and 2-8 in their last 10 Tuesday games. The over is 4-0-1 in Boston’s last 5 Tuesday games. The over is 7-3 in these two teams last 10 head to head meetings.
New York comes into this series with a 5.5 game lead on Toronto in the AL East, while Boston is not in contention for the playoffs. New York has not played well on the road in their last 28 road games, but they do have Gerrit Cole on the mound. Cole has allowed four earned runs over his last 21 innings pitched. For the Red Sox, Nick Pivetta has allowed seven runs over his last 13 innings pitched. I am taking the over in this game.