Can The Yankees Find Offense Over The Weekend?
Yankees vs Red Sox Betting Preview: The Road Team Appeals

In the three-game weekend series, the New York Yankees will head to Boston, Massachusetts, to face their arch-rival, the Boston Red Sox.
The Yankees and Red Sox have losing records over the last ten games. The Yankees are 4-6 and lost two consecutive games to the New York Mets at home. On the other hand, the Red Sox have lost five of their last six games and allowed 20 runs to the Colorado Rockies in their last game.
However, despite their recent losses, both teams are above .500 and have strong MLB playoff chances. Ultimately, one team will bounce back over the weekend with at least two wins.
Which team will it be? The odds for Game 1 have already been released. Sportsbooks have the Yankees as favorites to win Game 1, with moneyline odds of -126. On the other hand, the total is currently 9.5, with the Over juiced to -122.
Below, we’ll provide an entire Yankees vs Red Sox betting preview for the weekend-long series.
Yankees vs Red Sox 
⚾Records: New York Yankees (60-44), Boston Red Sox (54-47)
⏰Day/Time: Friday, July 26, 7:10 pm ET
📍Location: Fenway Park, Boston, MA
📺Streaming: NESN, YES
New York’s Injury Updates
The New York Yankees have struggled to find much offense over the last couple of months. Aaron Judge and Juan Soto are doing fine, but the rest of the lineup has been too inconsistent, especially when Giancarlo Stanton landed on the Injured List.
The Yankees hope to get some reinforcements back soon. Jasson Dominguez is recovering from an oblique strain but likely won’t join the team until at least mid-August.
Meanwhile, Anthony Rizzo can’t even return to the lineup until August and is just doing condition drills. He’s recovering from a fractured arm.
Finally, Giancarlo Stanton will likely return first. He’ll need rehab games before returning, but he’s on track to be with the team soon.
Red Sox Locked Up Alex Cora
The Boston Red Sox gave Alex Cora a three-year extension to continue to manage the Red Sox. He’s helped Boston exceed expectations this season despite Boston losing five of its last six games.
This could help ease Cora’s mind and keep pressure off him in the second half of the year when competing for the MLB division standings in the American League East.
Yankees vs Red Sox Betting Odds For Game 1:
RL: Yankees -1.5 (+122) ML: Yankees -126, O/U: 9.5 +122/+108
New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox Preview
⚾ Game 1 ⚾
Friday, 7:10 pm ET
Nestor Cortes vs. Brayan Bello
New York will begin the three-game series with Nestor Cortes. Cortes has been abysmal against righties over the last 30 days, allowing an ISO of .438 and a wOBA of .493 to his previous 72 righties. Those 72 righties have also struck out just 15.3% of the time and have hit more than 35% of fly balls.
But while Cortes has struggled, the Red Sox have too against lefties. Tyler O’Neill, Connor Wong, and Rob Refsnyder have hit a high ISO against lefties, but these numbers don’t stand out.
Meanwhile, the Red Sox will send out Brayan Bello. He’s added a high rate of strikeouts but has still allowed a .187 ISO and wOBA of .372 against his last 117 batters. It’s ultimately due to his line drive rate sitting at 37.2% in the previous 30 days.
The Yankees have some potential against righties. After all, Ben Rice, Juan Soto, Aaron Judge, and Austin Wells have all consistently hit righties with a high ISO and wOBA over the last 30 days. The Yankees at least have more threats in the lineup than the Red Sox do against lefties. Consider the Yankees at -126 for Game 1 of this series.
⚾ Game 2 ⚾
Saturday, 7:15 pm ET
Marcus Stroman vs. Kutter Crawford
In the second matchup, Marcus Stroman will get the call. The right-hander has allowed a .211 ISO and wOBA of .384 to his last 87 batters. He’s also struck out just 18.4% of batters over the previous month.
Stroman has limited walks to 8% in the last 30 days and has held those 87 batters to 43.3% of ground balls. He is giving up a lot of hard contact right now, but as long as the line drives stay down, that’s not always a horrible thing.
The Red Sox will counter with Kutter Crawford. He’s a right-handed pitcher who has allowed a .256 ISO but just a .270 wOBA over the last 30 days. This is due to his low walk rate. However, Crawford has only struck out 18.5% of batters over the previous month and has almost as many fly balls as ground balls induced in that time.
We’d back the Yankees as our MLB betting predictions for Game 2.
⚾ Game 3 ⚾
Sunday, 7:10 pm ET
Carlos Rodon vs. Tanner Houck
The Yankees throw out another lefty against the Red Sox in the finale. This time, it’ll be Carlos Rodon, who has earned over 34% of strikeouts over the last 30 days. Rodon has also held batters to 9% walks, but he’s still watched the previous 111 batters hit a .245 ISO and wOBA of .357. Opponents have hit 41.7% of fly balls and only 33.3% of ground balls over the last month against Rodon.
Conversely, the Red Sox will give Tanner Houck the ball. Houck has struck out just 14.3% of batters over the last month. He’s also allowed 12.1% of walks and has given up a .370 wOBA over the last month. He’d have way more success if he could increase his strikeout rate. But he’ll struggle to see consistency if it stands at 14.3%.
The Yankees could make a statement to close out the Yankees vs Red Sox betting preview.
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