FREE CONTEST: New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox ($50 Prize!)
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Sep 13, 2016; Boston, MA, USA; Boston Red Sox right fielder Mookie Betts (50) and his teammates take the field before their game against the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports
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Overview:
On Sunday, September 18th, at 8:08 P.M. ET the (77-69) New York Yankees will be on the road to take on the (82-64) Boston Red Sox. “The Crowd” projects a final score of Red Sox 5.6 – Yankees 3.8 with an over/under of 9.4.
The Red Sox are (43-32) at home this season whereas the Yankees are (33-38) on the road. The Red Sox and Yankees are each (6-4) in their last ten games.
Starting Pitchers:
NYY- C.C. Sabathia (8-12, 4.10) vs BOS- Drew Pomeranz (10-12, 3.25)
Batting Stats:
Runs Scored: Red Sox 812 (1st) > Yankees 615 (22nd)
Batting Average: Red Sox .286 (1st) > Yankees .252 (21st)
On Base Percentage: Red Sox .351 (1st) > Yankees .313 (24th)
Total Bases: Red Sox 2405 (1st) > Yankees 1993 (24th)
Baserunning Stats:
Stolen Bases: Red Sox 77 (13th) > Yankees 66 (16th)
Pitching Stats:
Team Earned Run Average: Red Sox 4.07 (13th) > Yankees 4.15 (15th)
Batting Average Against: Yankees .247 (7th) > Red Sox .248 (8th)
Walks/Hits Per Innings Pitched: Yankees 1.24 (6th) > Red Sox 1.28 (9th)
Strikeouts: Yankees 1279 (4th) >Red Sox 1216 (10th)
Saves: Yankees 45 (8th) > Red Sox 35 (20th)
Fielding Stats:
Errors: Red Sox 74 (7th) > Yankees 77 (8th)
Summary:
Boston is (8-5) against the Yankees this season and have outscored them 58-50 in those games. Red Sox starter Drew Pomeranz has held Yankees hitters to a combined .211 average against but in a small sample size since he was recently traded. Yankees starter C.C. Sabathia has held Red Sox hitters to a combined .232 average against in a huge sample size. These teams usually play each other tough as evidenced by the close run differential. Neither team has had much success against the opposing teams starter so this could come down to the bullpen where Boston has the advantage. I’m taking Boston at home to win this one.
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