Red Sox try to keep home win streak going, host the Yankees

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New York Yankees (42-27, first in the AL East) vs. Boston Red Sox (36-36, fourth in the AL East)

Boston; Sunday, 1:35 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Max Fried (9-1, 1.84 ERA, 0.93 WHIP, 81 strikeouts); Red Sox: Brayan Bello (2-1, 3.96 ERA, 1.55 WHIP, 37 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Yankees -192, Red Sox +159; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox will try to keep their four-game home win streak alive when they take on the New York Yankees.

Boston has a 36-36 record overall and a 21-17 record at home. The Red Sox are eighth in MLB play with 88 total home runs, averaging 1.2 per game.

New York is 21-15 on the road and 42-27 overall. The Yankees have a 19-9 record in games when they did not allow a home run.

The matchup Sunday is the sixth time these teams match up this season. The Red Sox hold a 4-1 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ceddanne Rafaela has 11 doubles, two triples, six home runs and 26 RBIs for the Red Sox. Marcelo Mayer is 5 for 21 with a double and three home runs over the last 10 games.

Aaron Judge leads the Yankees with 45 extra base hits (17 doubles, two triples and 26 home runs). Anthony Volpe is 11 for 36 with three doubles, two home runs and six RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 7-3, .268 batting average, 4.45 ERA, outscored opponents by eight runs

Yankees: 5-5, .249 batting average, 3.93 ERA, outscored opponents by six runs

INJURIES: Red Sox: Wilyer Abreu: 10-Day IL (oblique), Josh Winckowski: 60-Day IL (elbow), Nick Burdi: 15-Day IL (knee), Justin Slaten: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Liam Hendriks: 15-Day IL (hip), Alex Bregman: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (knee), Masataka Yoshida: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Kutter Crawford: 60-Day IL (knee), Tanner Houck: 15-Day IL (flexor), Chris Murphy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Patrick Sandoval: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Yankees: Luke Weaver: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Oswaldo Cabrera: 10-Day IL (ankle), Giancarlo Stanton: 60-Day IL (elbow), Marcus Stroman: 15-Day IL (knee), JT Brubaker: 60-Day IL (ribs), Jake Cousins: 60-Day IL (elbow), Gerrit Cole: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Gil: 60-Day IL (back)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.