The Boston Red Sox will take on the New York Yankees for a three-game series this weekend. The Red Sox are coming off a series win over the Phillies while the Yankees are coming off a series win over the Royals.
Boston Red Sox (35-34) vs. New York Yankees (49-22)
Game 1:
Date: Friday, June 14
Time: 6:30 pm EST
Broadcast: NESN
Game 2:
Date: Saturday, June 15
Time: 7:15 pm EST
Broadcast: FOX
Game 3:
Date: Sunday, June 16
Time: 7:10 pm EST
Broadcast: ESPN
Probable Starting Pitchers
Game 1: Brayan Bello (6-3, 4.78 ERA) vs. Luis Gil (8-1, 2.04 ERA)
Bello gets the series started he is 6-3 with a 4.78 ERA, a 4.64 FIP, a 1.35 WHIP, and 51 strikeouts in 58.1 innings. In his last start, he faced the White Sox going 4.2 innings giving up five runs on nine hits; he walked three and struck out two. In his career against the Yankees, he is 2-2 with a 1.45 ERA, a 1.09 WHIP, and 25 strikeouts in 31 innings. Gil goes for the Yankees he is off to a great start this season going 8-1 with a 2.04 ERA, a 3.06 FIP, a 0.93 WHIP, and 90 strikeouts in 75 innings. In his last start, he faced the Dodgers going 5.2 innings giving up three runs on five hits; he walked one and struck out five. He’s made one start against the Red Sox in his career going 4.2 shutout innings giving up three hits; he walked four and struck out four.
Game 2: Cooper Criswell (3-3, 4.13 ERA) vs. Carlos Rodon (9-2, 2.93 ERA)
Criswell gets the middle game he is 3-3 with a 4.13 ERA, a 3.86 FIP, a 1.20 WHIP, and 43 strikeouts in 48 innings. In his last start, he faced the White Sox going 4.1 innings giving up four runs, three earned on five hits; he walked one and struck out two. He has never faced the Yankees in his career. Rodon gets the ball for the Yankees he is 9-2 with a 2.93 ERA, a 4.10 FIP, a 1.05 WHIP, and 74 strikeouts in 80 innings. In his last start, he faced the Royals going seven innings giving up one run on five hits; he didn’t issue a walk and struck out three. In his career against the Red Sox, he is 2-3 with a 3.34 ERA, a 1.20 WHIP, and 44 strikeouts in 35 innings.
Game 3: Kutter Crawford (2-6, 3.47 ERA) vs. Marcus Stroman (6-2, 2.82 ERA)
Crawford gets the finale for the Red Sox he is 2-6 with a 3.47 ERA, a 3.55 FIP, a 1.18 WHIP, and 79 strikeouts in 80.1 innings. In his last start, he faced the Phillies going six innings giving up four runs, two earned on six hits; he walked one and struck out eight. In his career against the Yankees, he is 2-1 with a 1.90 ERA, a 1.09 WHIP, and 26 strikeouts in 23.2 innings. Stroman goes for the Yankees he is 6-2 with a 2.82 ERA, a 4.78 FIP, a 1.24 WHIP, and 58 strikeouts in 79.2 innings. In his last start, he faced the Royals going 5.2 shutout innings giving up four hits; he walked three and struck out one. In his career against the Red Sox, he is 7-4 with a 3.51 ERA, a 1.31 WHIP, and 74 strikeouts in 97.1 innings.
Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees Leaders
Red Sox:
AVG – Rafael Devers – .286
HR – Rafael Devers – 13
RBI – Ceddanne Rafaela – 37
IP – Tanner Houck – 91.0
ERA – Tanner Houck – 2.08
K – Tanner Houck – 89
Yankees:
AVG – Juan Soto – .320
HR – Aaron Judge – 25
RBI – Aaron Judge – 62
IP – Nestor Cortes – 87.2
ERA – Luis Gil – 2.04
K – Luis Gil – 90
Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees Numbers
Red Sox
AVG: .250 (8)
OPS: .732 (8)
R: 314 (10)
HR: 74 (11)
ERA: 3.43 (5)
K: 600 (7)
WHIP: 1.16 (6)
Yankees
AVG: .254 (5)
OPS: .771 (2)
R: 359 (1)
HR: 105 (2)
ERA: 2.90 (1)
K: 597 (9)
WHIP: 1.13 (2)
Wrap Up
The rough stretch continues for the Red Sox and this time it’s against a long-time rival in the Yankees who just so happen to have the best record in the American League. This is the first matchup of the 2024 season and will see the return of the former Red Sox player Alex Verdugo. Verdugo made some comments about his first time coming to Fenway Park since being traded, but he also mentioned the Red Sox not having the pieces to compete during his time. This seems to be a theme with Nestor Cortes making comments just last season in which the rivalry wasn’t the rivalry anymore and in six games after those comments the Red Sox went 5-1 and finished the 2023 season 9-4 against the Yankees, could Verdugo’s comments wake up the Red Sox in this series as they look to make a statement against their rival and a team leading the American League.
