Refsnyder leads Red Sox against the Yankees after 4-hit game

Sat, Jul 9, 2022
MLB News (AP)

New York Yankees (61-23, first in the AL East) vs. Boston Red Sox (45-39, third in the AL East)

Boston; Saturday, 7:15 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Jordan Montgomery (3-2, 3.19 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 72 strikeouts); Red Sox: Kutter Crawford (2-2, 5.04 ERA, 1.48 WHIP, 32 strikeouts)

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Yankees -163, Red Sox +140; over/under is 9 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox play the New York Yankees after Rob Refsnyder had four hits against the Yankees on Friday.

Boston has gone 21-20 in home games and 45-39 overall. Red Sox hitters are batting a collective .260, the highest team batting average in the AL.

New York is 27-14 on the road and 61-23 overall. The Yankees are 36-8 in games when they have more hits than their opponents.

The matchup Saturday is the sixth meeting between these teams this season. The Yankees have a 4-1 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Rafael Devers leads the Red Sox with a .327 batting average, and has 27 doubles, a triple, 19 home runs, 25 walks and 51 RBI. Franchy Cordero is 12-for-35 with two RBI over the past 10 games.

Aaron Judge has 13 doubles and 30 home runs for the Yankees. Gleyber Torres is 13-for-32 with three doubles and five RBI over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 3-7, .256 batting average, 5.20 ERA, outscored by 15 runs

Yankees: 7-3, .267 batting average, 2.79 ERA, outscored opponents by 35 runs

INJURIES: Red Sox: Rafael Devers: day-to-day (back), Connor Seabold: day-to-day (forearm), Michael Wacha: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Tyler Danish: 15-Day IL (elbow), Rich Hill: 15-Day IL (knee), Nathan Eovaldi: 15-Day IL (back), Garrett Whitlock: 15-Day IL (hip), Kike Hernandez: 10-Day IL (hip), Matt Barnes: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Josh Taylor: 60-Day IL (back), Chris Sale: 60-Day IL (rib), James Paxton: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Yankees: Anthony Rizzo: day-to-day (back), Ron Marinaccio: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Jonathan Loaisiga: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Chad Green: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ben Rortvedt: 60-Day IL (oblique), Stephen Ridings: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Domingo German: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Zack Britton: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.