Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees Prediction, Preview and Odds - 06/09/2023

Game Time: 7:05 pm ET, Friday, June 9, 2023

Venue:  Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY

Where to Watch:  MLB Network

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Red Sox +110, Yankees -130; Over/Under:  NL runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Red Sox +110, Yankees -130; Over/Under:  NL runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Red Sox +110, Yankees -130; Over/Under:  NL runs

Boston Red Sox:  31-31 (5th place, AL East)

New York Yankees:  36-26 (3rd place, AL East)

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Boston Red Sox:  3-7 last 10

New York Yankees:  6-4 last 10

The Red Sox are entering this game off of a loss in their last game and lost their 4-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 in their last series. They enter this game with a 31-31 record overall and have a road record of 14-15. This is the series opener of a 3-game series with the Yankees on Friday with the series finale of their series against the Cleveland Guardians still to be played on Thursday. Their offense ranks 8th in the MLB with a .757 OPS. Matt Dermody is their starting pitcher on Thursday while Garrett Whitlock is making his start in this game on Friday. He is 2-2 with a 5.61 ERA this season. His team won their last 2 straight games this season with him making an appearance. In his last MLB regular season start, he allowed 4 ER, 0 HR, and 2 BB with 5 Ks on 6 hits through 4.2 IP against the Tampa Bay Rays.

The Yankees are entering this game off of a loss in their last game but won their 3-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 in their last series. They enter this game with a 36-26 record overall and have a home record of 19-14. This is the 1st game of a 3-game series with the Red Sox on Friday with the 2nd game and the 3rd game of their series against the Chicago White Sox still to be played on Thursday in a double-header. Their offense ranks 16th in the MLB with a .724 OPS. Randy Vásquez is their starting pitcher in game 2 of their double-header on Thursday while Gerrit Cole is making his start in this game on Friday. He is 7-0 with a 2.82 ERA this season. His team won their last 3 straight games this season with him making an appearance. In his last MLB regular season start, he allowed 1 earned run, 0 homers, and 2 BB with 5 strikeouts on 4 hits through 6 innings played against the LA Dodgers.

The current betting odds have the Yankees listed as a slight favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Yankees are only in 3rd place in the AL East but they are 10 games above .500 and are starting to surge now with a lot of wins piling up over the last week. They have one of the best bullpens in the MLB this season and they have their ace Gerrit Cole starting in this game too. The Red Sox have had a great offense this season as it has been a lot better than the Yankees offense but pitching has been a big problem for them as they have been giving up a ton of runs in their games all year and are barely scraping over .500 with their record despite having such a good offense. Whitlock has been part of that problem for the Red Sox as he is starting here but has not been good over the last 2 seasons and even gave up 4 runs in his last start. The Yankees offense hasn't been as great as previous years but they still have an offense in the top half of the league and they are going to get plenty of chances to score runs in this game while Cole and the bullpen takes care of business on the pitching end. The best way to place a bet here is on the Yankees to win this game.

Red Sox Yankees Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Friday, June 9, 2023 (7:05 pm ET start time) is Yankees 5 Red Sox 1.

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Boston Red Sox: 5-10 (-5.4 units) on the moneyline on the road when the money line is +125 to -125. 19-24 (-4.4 units) on the moneyline against right-handed starters. 8-4 UNDER as a road underdog of +100 to +150. 9-5 UNDER on the road when the money line is +125 to -125.

New York Yankees: 36-26 (+8.3 units) on the moneyline in all games. 30-21 (+8.5 units) on the moneyline against right-handed starters. 15-8 UNDER as a home favorite of -125 to -175. 

Boston Red Sox:  J. Rodriguez (RP) Out indefinitely - Shoulder. A. Duvall (LF) Prob Fri - Wrist. C. Sale (SP) Out indefinitely - Shoulder. W. Mills (RP) Mid June - Elbow. Y. Chang (3B) Mid June - Wrist. T. Story (2B) Late July - Elbow. R. Bleier (RP) Out indefinitely - Shoulder. J. Schreiber (RP) Out indefinitely - Back. Z. Kelly (RP) Early Sept - Elbow. A. Mondesi (SS) Out indefinitely - Knee.

New York Yankees:  A. Judge (RF) Out indefinitely - Toe. R. Weber (RP) Mid Aug - Forearm. N. Cortes Jr. (RP) Out indefinitely - Shoulder. G. Cole (SP) Ques Fri - Lower Body. G. Allen (CF) Out indefinitely - Hip. C. Rodon (SP) Late June - Elbow. H. Bader (CF) Mid June - Hamstring. I. Hamilton (RP) Mid June - Groin. F. Montas (SP) Early July - Shoulder. J. Loaisiga (RP) Early Sept - Elbow. L. Trivino (RP) out for season - Elbow. L. Gil (RP) Mid July - Elbow. S. Effross (RP) out for season - Elbow.

“We keep talking about it, but we’ve got to get better. Enough with the talking. We’ve just got to perform.” - Alex Cora after his team’s loss against the Guardians in their game on Wednesday.

“His command was really good. He made some big pitches in big counts.” - Josh Donaldson on Lucas Giolito after their loss against the White Sox in their game on Tuesday.

Alex Verdugo (L) RF

Masataka Yoshida (L) LF

Justin Turner (R) DH

Rafael Devers (L) 3B

Triston Casas (L) 1B

Enrique Hernandez (R) SS

Jarren Duran (L) CF

Connor Wong (R) C

Enmanuel Valdez (L) 2B

Gleyber Torres (R) 2B

Giancarlo Stanton (R) DH

Anthony Rizzo (L) 1B

Josh Donaldson (R) 3B

Anthony Volpe (R) SS

Willie Calhoun (L) RF

Isiah Kiner-Falefa (R) CF

Jose Trevino (R) C

Jake Bauers (L) LF

Batting Average:  Adam Duvall (.455)

Hits:  Masataka Yoshida (67)

Home Runs:  Rafael Devers (13)

RBI:  Rafael Devers (50)

Stolen Bases:  Jarren Duran (8)

Wins:  Chris Sale (5)

Saves:  Kenley Jansen (13)

ERA:  Chris Murphy (0.00)

Batting Average:  Anthony Rizzo (.291)

Hits:  Anthony Rizzo (63)

Home Runs:  Aaron Judge (19)

RBI:  Aaron Judge (40)

Stolen Bases:  Anthony Volpe (14)

Wins:  Gerrit Cole (7)

Saves:  Clay Holmes (6)

ERA:  Tommy Kahnle (0.00)

Managers:

Boston Red Sox: Alex Cora (5th season, 3rd consecutive)

New York Yankees: Aaron Boone (6th season)