Yankees at Red Sox 9/19/20 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 09/19/2020 at 12:37 AM ET

Yankees at Red Sox 9/19/20 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The New York Yankees play the second game of a three-game series on the road at Fenway Park Saturday against American League East rival the Boston Red Sox. The Yankees improved to 29-21 following a 10-7 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday. New York swept Toronto in their three-game series and the Yankees have now won eight straight to climb to within 3 ½ games of the first-place Tampa Bay Rays in the AL East.

Second baseman DJ LeMahieu is batting .373 to lead the Yankees and has team-highs in hits with 57 and on-base percentage at .426. First baseman Luke Voit is leading New York in home runs with 20 and RBIs with 46. On Saturday, New York will send J.A. Happ to the mound. The left-hander is 1-2 with an ERA of 3.96, 30 Ks and 13 BBs.

Boston improved to 19-32 following its 5-3 victory on Thursday over the Miami Marlins. The Red Sox have won three of the last four but remain in last place in the AL East 14 games behind the first-place Tampa Bay Rays. In the victory on Thursday over the Marlins, Rafael Devers hit a three-run home run and starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi improved to 3-2 with the victory.

Center fielder Alex Verdugo is batting .326 to lead Boston and has team-highs in hits with 58 and on-base percentage of .381. Third baseman Rafael Devers is leading Boston in home runs with 11 and RBIs with 36. Boston has not yet announced its starting pitcher for Saturday's game against the New York Yankees.

Betting Trends for vs

Although New York will continue its winning ways with a victory over the Red Sox, the play here is the OVER. The OVER has cashed in four of Boston's last six, and five of the Red Sox last 6 versus an opponent from the American League. The Yankees have been scoring in bunches with a combined 43 runs in their last three games and the OVER has cashed in four of New York's last six. Final Score Prediction, New York Yankees win but our best play is OVER 11-3.

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