New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, Preview and Odds - 07/08/2022

Game Time: 7:10 pm ET, Friday, July 8, 2022

Venue:  Fenway Park, Boston, MA 

Where to Watch:  Prime Video

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Yankees -145, Red Sox +125; Over/Under:  9.5 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Yankees -145, Red Sox +125; Over/Under:  9.5 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Yankees -145, Red Sox +125; Over/Under:  9.5 runs

 

New York Yankees:  59-23 (1st place, AL East)

Boston Red Sox:  45-37 (2nd place, AL East)

 

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New York Yankees:  7-3 last 10

Boston Red Sox:  4-6 last 10

 

 

 

 

The Yankees were on a 2 game losing streak but now enter this game off of a win. They split their last series against the Pittsburgh Pirates 1-1 in a 2-game series. They enter this game with a 59-23 record overall and have a road record of 25-14. This is the 2nd game of a 4-game series with the Red Sox on Friday with the series opener still to be played on Thursday. Their offense ranks 1st in the MLB with a .765 OPS. Gerrit Cole is their starting pitcher on Thursday while Nestor Cortes is making his start in this game on Friday. He is 7-3 with a 2.44 ERA this season. His team won their last 2 straight games this season with him making an appearance. In his last start, he allowed 1 ER, 1 HR, and 0 BB with 6 Ks on 3 hits through 6 IP against the Cleveland Guardians. 

 

The Red Sox enter this game on a 2 game losing streak. They lost their last series against the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1 in a 3-game series. They enter this game with a 45-37 record overall and have a home record of 21-18. This is the 2nd game of a 4-game series with the Yankees on Friday with the 1st game still to be played on Thursday. Their offense ranks 7th in the MLB with a .738 OPS. Josh Winckowski is on the mound on Thursday while Michael Wacha will be throwing the first pitch in this game on Friday. He is 6-1 with a 2.69 ERA this season. His team won 2 of their last 3 games this season with him making an appearance. In his last start, he allowed 4 ER, 0 HRs, and 3 BB with 2 Ks on 7 hits through 5 IP against the Toronto Blue Jays. 

The current betting odds have not been listed for this game yet. The Yankees lost 2 straight games recently, 1 against the Pirates and the other against the Guardians, but they crushed the Pirates 16-0 in their last game and have a very important series to them here against the Red Sox. Whether the Red Sox are good or bad, the yankees always want to smash them in their games and right now the Red Sox are 2nd place in the AL East which makes it even more enticing to crush them here and knock them down a few pegs. The Yankees have been heating up with bats recently scoring a lot of runs and the Red Sox do not have a lot of options to go with here. Their pitching staff has suffered many injuries now leaving them without a bulk of their starters. Wacha is scheduled to pitch in this game but even he is questionable for this start dealing with his own injury and the Red Sox do not have much of a bullpen left to pick up the slack here. They are already starting rookie pitchers in their rotation now and have had to move guys from the bullpen to be starters. With the current condition their pitching staff is in, the Yankees are going to feast on them here with their bats and should blow the Red Sox away in this game. The best way to place a bet here is on the Yankees to win this game.

 

Yankees Red Sox Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Friday, July 8, 2022 (7:10 pm ET start time) is Yankees 9 Red Sox 4.

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New York Yankees: 59-23 (+22.6 Units) ML in all games. 38-15 (+13.8 Units) ML against right-handed starters. 30-20 UNDER against right-handed starters.

Boston Red Sox: 84-72 (-7.1 Units) ML in home games. 68-80 (-17.1 Units) ML against division opponents. 17-8 UNDER against division opponents.

 

 

New York Yankees:  A. Rizzo (1B) Ques Thurs - Back. D. German (SP) Late July - Shoulder. C. Green (RP) out for season - Elbow.

Boston Red Sox:  E. Hernandez (CF) Mid July - Hip Flexor. N. Eovaldi (SP) Mid July - Back. R. Hill (SP) Late July - Knee.

 

 

 

"It's hard for me to relate to that. So it's been pretty impressive, whatever — halfway in here — the kind of baseball he's playing. Obviously the power has been right there." - Aaron Boone after his team’s win against the Pirates on Wednesday.

 

 

"I grabbed him and said, ‘Hey, man, you're a big leaguer.' He had a big smile. He actually thought he was going to have the fifth, but I thought it was enough, 80-something pitches, first big league start, it was a lot of hard work. We'll see what we do next, but just happy that he was able to get out there and enjoy this. Obviously he's disappointed with the results, but at the end of the day, he's a big leaguer, and we're proud of him." - Alex Cora after his team’s loss against the Rays on Wednesday.

 

 

 

DJ LeMahieu (R) 1B

Aaron Judge (R) CF

Matt Carpenter (L) RF

Giancarlo Stanton (R) DH

Gleyber Torres (R) 2B

Josh Donaldson (R) 3B

Joey Gallo (L) LF

Isiah Kiner-Falefa (R) SS

Kyle Higashioka (R) C

 

Jarren Duran (L) CF

Christian Vazquez (R) C

J.D. Martinez (R) DH

Xander Bogaerts (R) SS

Alex Verdugo (L) LF

Trevor Story (R) 2B

Franchy Cordero (L) 1B

Christian Arroyo (R) 3B

Jackie Bradley Jr. (L) RF

 

 

Batting Average:  Rob Brantly (.333)

Hits:  Aaron Judge (87)

Home Runs:  Aaron Judge (30)

RBI:  Aaron Judge (64)

Stolen Bases:  Isiah Kiner-Falefa (13)

Wins:  Jameson Taillon (9)

Saves:  Clay Holmes (15)

ERA:  Albert Abreu (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Jaylin Davis (.500)

Hits:  Rafael Devers (104)

Home Runs:  Rafael Devers (17)

RBI:  Trevor Story (54)

Stolen Bases:  Trevor Story (10)

Wins:  Nick Pivetta (8)

Saves:  Tanner Houck (6)

ERA:  Kevin Plawecki (0.00)

 

Managers:

New York Yankees: Aaron Boone (5th season)

Boston Red Sox: Alex Cora (4th season)