New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox 7/23/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Historic Fenway Park will play host to a Friday night MLB clash between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. The Yankees (50-45) have won six of their last ten games and trail Oakland by five games for the final AL Wild Card spot. Last night, New York went 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base during a 5-4 road loss against Boston in ten innings.

All-Star righty Gerrit Cole (10-4 2.63 ERA) has been dominant recently for the Yankees. In his last two starts, Cole has allowed one run and struck out 23 batters across 15 innings of work.

The Boston Red Sox are ten games above .500 at home and hold a one-game lead over Tampa Bay for first place in the AL East Division standings. On Thursday, Boston scored four runs in their final two at-bats to rally for a walk-off victory. Kiki Hernandez tied the game in the ninth inning with a two-run double for the Red Sox, who improved to 59-38 on the season.

Twenty-eight year old left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez (7-5 5.19 ERA) will take the ball for the Red Sox on Friday. Last time out, Rodriguez struck out eight batters across five plus frames during a 4-0 road victory against New York.