New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox 8/13/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The New York Yankees will continue a road trip Saturday night in Boston for game two of three against the Boston Red Sox. New York comes into Saturday as one of the best teams in baseball 30 games over .500 despite losing four of the last five games played including two in a row following a 4-3 last to the Seattle Mariners. Nester Cortes got the start for New York giving up three runs on three hits across 6 innings of work leading to a no decision. Albert Abreu came on in relief to allow one run on two hits across one inning leading to the loss.

Offensively New York was miserable against Seattle with only four hits in 31 at bats including 0-3 with runners in scoring position to leave six men on base. Kyle Higashioka was the biggest bright spot in the New York offense with a two run home run in the seventh inning. Aaron Judge chipped in as well with a solo home run.

The Boston Red Sox come into Saturday three games below .500 following a win over the Baltimore Orioles that ended a long losing streak. Josh Winckowski got the start for Boston giving up three runs on six hits across 5.2 innings leading to a no decision. Austin Davis came on in relief allowing no runs on no hits to pick up the victory.

Xander Bogaerts leads the way for the Boston offense this season with a .309 batting average to go along with a team leading 124 hits. Rafael Devers supplies the power to the Boston lineup leading the team with 24 home runs and 60 RBIs. Find out who else is leading their teams with our MLB predictions.