Boston Red Sox at NY Yankees 8/17/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions

On Monday, the Boston Red Sox play the first game of a doubleheader on the road against the New York Yankees. Boston is 69-51 following a 6-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday. The Red Sox swept the Orioles in a three-game series outscoring Baltimore 30-5. Boston is second in the American League East three games behind the first-place Tampa Bay Rays.

Xander Bogaerts is batting .309 to lead Boston and the shortstop has team highs in hits with 127 and on-base percentage at .377. Third baseman Rafael Devers is the leader in home runs with 29 and RBIs with 89. On Tuesday, the Boston Red Sox will send Nathan Eovaldi to the mound. The right-hander is 10-7 with an ERA of 3.92, 124 Ks and 25 BBs.

New York improved to 65-52 following a 5-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday. New York has won two straight and three of the last four. The Yankees are third in the American League East 5 ½ games behind the first-place Tampa Bay Rays. Since July 6, New York has won 23 of 34 games. The Yankees host the Los Angeles Angels on Monday in a makeup game before their doubleheader with Boston on Tuesday.

Aaron Judge is batting .285 to lead New York and the right fielder has team highs in home runs with 26, RBIs with 63 and on-base percentage at .373. Second baseman DJ LeMahieu is the leader in hits with 121. On Tuesday, the New York Yankees will send Luis Gil to the mound. The right-hander is 1-0 with an ERA of 0.00, 14 Ks and 2 BBs.