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(MLB) NY Yankees vs. Boston,
Money Line: -164.00 Boston (Home)
Result: Loss
Money Line: -164.00 Boston (Home)
Result: Loss
The set-up: New York/Boston is one of the best rivalries in any sport. The Red Sox took the first of this three-game series Friday night 5-4 with a two-run rally in the bottom of the ninth off Yankee closer Aroldis Chapman. The Yankees have now dropped 19 of 26 and have fallen 4 1/2-games back of Boston in the AL East (that division deficit matches a season high). The loss also represents just the latest bullpen disaster for New York, which has now lost five straight one-run games! It took a while for Boston to getting going in 2017, as the Red Sox were only 21-21 through games played May 20 but they began a six-game winning streak on May 21 and Boston has gone 30-18 since being 21-21, surging to the top of the division.
The pitching matchup: It's a battle of All Stars on Saturday, with Luis Severino (5-4 & 3.54 ERA) facing Chris Sale (11-4 & 2.75 ERA). Severino entered the break on a high note after fanning 10 in seven solid innings against Milwaukee last Saturday. He has 29 strikeouts against just three walks over his last three starts and is fourth in the AL (Sale is first) with a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 4.59. He pitched seven scoreless innings in a win at Fenway Park on April 26 but is 1-3 with a 4.07 ERA in five career games (four starts) versus Boston. Sale dropped his first-half finale after giving up four runs in seven innings at Tampa Bay on July 6 but he did finish with 12 strikeouts and no walks in the 4-1 loss. Sale's been great at Fenway in 2017, going 6-1 with a 2.34 ERA and 0.85 WHIP in eight starts (Sox are 7-1).
The pick: Four days after starting the All-Star Game for the AL, Sale will make his first start of the second half of the season Saturday afternoon. Sale has lived up to all of Boston's expectations so far, entering the break leading the majors in strikeouts (178) while ranking near the top of any number of other major statistical categories. In eight career starts vs. New York, he owns a 1.54 ERA. What's not to like about Sale over a struggling New York team? Make Boston a 10* play.
The pitching matchup: It's a battle of All Stars on Saturday, with Luis Severino (5-4 & 3.54 ERA) facing Chris Sale (11-4 & 2.75 ERA). Severino entered the break on a high note after fanning 10 in seven solid innings against Milwaukee last Saturday. He has 29 strikeouts against just three walks over his last three starts and is fourth in the AL (Sale is first) with a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 4.59. He pitched seven scoreless innings in a win at Fenway Park on April 26 but is 1-3 with a 4.07 ERA in five career games (four starts) versus Boston. Sale dropped his first-half finale after giving up four runs in seven innings at Tampa Bay on July 6 but he did finish with 12 strikeouts and no walks in the 4-1 loss. Sale's been great at Fenway in 2017, going 6-1 with a 2.34 ERA and 0.85 WHIP in eight starts (Sox are 7-1).
The pick: Four days after starting the All-Star Game for the AL, Sale will make his first start of the second half of the season Saturday afternoon. Sale has lived up to all of Boston's expectations so far, entering the break leading the majors in strikeouts (178) while ranking near the top of any number of other major statistical categories. In eight career starts vs. New York, he owns a 1.54 ERA. What's not to like about Sale over a struggling New York team? Make Boston a 10* play.
