Yankees vs Red Sox Picks and Prediction – 6/13/2025

The New York Yankees open a three-game series on the road Friday versus the Boston Red Sox, in one of the biggest rivalries in all of sports. New York is 41-25 and defeated the Kansas City Royals 6-3 on Wednesday. New York completes a three-game series with Kansas City on Thursday. The Yankees have won two straight and lead the American League East by four games over the Toronto Blue Jays. Keep up to date with all the MLB action with our MLB picks.

Aaron Judge is batting .394 with 25 home runs, 59 RBI, 98 hits, and an on-base percentage of .490 to lead New York in the five categories. Trent Grisham is second in home runs with 13. New York is batting .261 with a .468 slugging percentage. On Friday, New York will send Ryan Yarbrough to the mound. The left-hander is 3-1 with a 4.17 ERA, 43 Ks, and 13 BBs.

The Boston Red Sox look for a third consecutive win on Friday when hosting the Yankees. Boston is 34-36 and beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 on Wednesday. Marcelo Mayer hit a pair of homers in Wednesday’s win. Boston won two out of three versus Tampa Bay, and the Red Sox have won four of the last five. Boston is 4th in the American League East, nine games behind the first-place Yankees.

Rafael Devers is batting .276 with 14 home runs, 57 RBI, and an on-base percentage of .405 to lead Boston in the four categories. Jarren Duran is the leader in hits with 81. Boston is batting .255 with a .426 slugging percentage. On Friday, the Boston Red Sox will send Garrett Crochet to the mound. The left-hander is 6-4 with a 2.35 ERA, 110 Ks, and 27 BBs.

Boston will win at home, but the play here is OVER. The OVER cashed in each of the three games the Yankees and Red Sox played head-to-head last weekend. New York starter Ryan Yarbrough was hit hard last time out, allowing eight runs on nine hits across just four innings when New York lost to Boston last Saturday. Boston starter Garrett Crochet gave up five runs last time out, but the Red Sox defeated the Yankees 10-7 last Saturday. Final Score Prediction: Boston Red Sox win but our best play is OVER 8-5.