Juan Soto is on the brink of 40 homers on the season for the New York Yankees (86-62) as they get set to take on the Boston Red Sox (74-74) Saturday. The Yankees enter the matchup as -192 favorites on the moneyline, and action gets underway from Yankee Stadium at 1:05 p.m. ET, live on MLB Network.
Gerrit Cole will get the ball for New York while Boston will counter with Brayan Bello.
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Yankees and Red Sox Betting Trends
The Yankees have gone 67-53 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 55.8% of those games).
New York has a record of 19-12 when playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -192 or shorter (61.3% winning percentage).
The Red Sox have entered the game as underdogs 73 times this season and won 32, or 43.8%, of those games.
Boston has played as an underdog of +162 or more twice this season and lost both games.
In the 148 games in which oddsmakers have set an over/under for the Yankees, they have combined with opponents to go over the total 79 times (79-64-5).
The Red Sox’s games have gone over the total in 74 of their 146 chances.
Yankees Stats & Insights
The Yankees have the No. 2 offense in MLB action scoring five runs per game (741 total runs).
The New York Yankees lead baseball with 218 total home runs, averaging 1.5 per game.
The Yankees’ .250 batting average is eighth-best in the majors.
New York’s batters strike out 8.1 times per game, the 10th-fewest strikeouts in baseball.
The pitching staff for the Yankees has a collective nine K/9, the fifth-best in the majors.
New York has a 3.77 team ERA that ranks eighth across all MLB pitching staffs.
Red Sox Stats & Insights
The Red Sox have scored the eighth-most runs in the league this season with 701.
Boston’s 185 home runs rank eighth in Major League Baseball.
The Red Sox have a team batting average of .255 this season, which ranks fifth among MLB teams.
Boston ranks 28th in strikeouts per game (9.7) among MLB offenses.
The Red Sox have an 8.5 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 18th in the big leagues.
Boston has pitched to a 4.14 ERA this season, which ranks 18th in baseball.
Yankees Key Players to Watch
Cole (6-4) gets the starting nod for the Yankees in his 15th start of the season. He’s put together a 3.36 ERA in 75 2/3 innings pitched, with 85 strikeouts.
Aaron Judge is batting .321 with 52 home runs and 130 RBI. All three of those stats are tops among New York hitters this season.
Soto has collected 153 hits this season and has an OBP of .417. He’s slugging .574 on the year.
Jazz Chisholm has collected 135 base hits, an OBP of .329 and a slugging percentage of .441 this season.
Anthony Volpe has collected 147 hits this season and has an OBP of .296. He’s slugging .373 on the year.
Red Sox Key Players to Watch
The Red Sox will hand the ball to Bello (13-7) for his 28th start of the season.
Jarren Duran paces the Red Sox with a team-best batting average of .288.
Rafael Devers’ 81 runs batted in pace his team.
Tyler O’Neill paces the Red Sox with 30 home runs.
Ceddanne Rafaela has 21 doubles, five triples, 15 home runs and 15 walks while hitting .249.
Yankees and Red Sox Injuries
Yankees: DJ LeMahieu: 10 Day IL (Hip), Cody Poteet: 60 Day IL (Tricep), Lou Trivino: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Jonathan Loaisiga: 60 Day IL (Elbow), JT Brubaker: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Red Sox: David Hamilton: 10 Day IL (Finger), Lucas Sims: 15 Day IL (Lat), Brennan Bernardino: 15 Day IL (Elbow), LuÃs Garcia: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Lucas Giolito: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Chris Murphy: 60 Day IL (Elbow), James Paxton: 60 Day IL (Leg), Liam Hendriks: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Bryan Mata: 60 Day IL (Hamstring), Garrett Whitlock: 60 Day IL (Oblique), Isaiah Campbell: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Rob Refsnyder: day-to-day (Wrist), Tanner Houck: day-to-day (Shoulder)
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