Yankees visit the Red Sox to start 3-game series
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New York Yankees (81-65, second in the AL East) vs. Boston Red Sox (81-66, third in the AL East)
Boston; Friday, 7:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Luis Gil (3-1, 3.31 ERA, 1.53 WHIP, 30 strikeouts); Red Sox: Lucas Giolito (10-3, 3.38 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 107 strikeouts)
BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox host the New York Yankees to open a three-game series.
Boston has a 44-28 record at home and an 81-66 record overall. The Red Sox have a 53-13 record in games when they scored at least five runs.
New York has an 81-65 record overall and a 37-34 record in road games. The Yankees are first in the majors with 249 total home runs, averaging 1.7 per game.
The matchup Friday is the 11th time these teams square off this season. The Red Sox hold an 8-2 advantage in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jarren Duran has 39 doubles, 12 triples, 14 home runs and 79 RBIs for the Red Sox. Rob Refsnyder is 9 for 25 with three doubles, two home runs and six RBIs over the last 10 games.
Aaron Judge has 28 doubles, two triples and 46 home runs for the Yankees. Austin Wells is 10 for 32 with three doubles, four home runs and eight RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 6-4, .283 batting average, 4.34 ERA, outscored opponents by eight runs
Yankees: 5-5, .229 batting average, 5.22 ERA, outscored by nine runs
INJURIES: Red Sox: Romy Gonzalez: day-to-day (knee), Vaughn Grissom: 60-Day IL (foot), Dustin May: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Hicks: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Roman Anthony: 10-Day IL (oblique), Hunter Dobbins: 60-Day IL (acl), Marcelo Mayer: 60-Day IL (wrist), Richard Fitts: 15-Day IL (biceps), Wilyer Abreu: 10-Day IL (calf), Luis Guerrero: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tanner Houck: 60-Day IL (flexor), Liam Hendriks: 60-Day IL (hip), Josh Winckowski: 60-Day IL (elbow), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (knee), Kutter Crawford: 60-Day IL (knee), Patrick Sandoval: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Yankees: Anthony Volpe: day-to-day (shoulder), Brent Headrick: 15-Day IL (forearm), Jonathan Loaisiga: 15-Day IL (back), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (forearm), Oswaldo Cabrera: 60-Day IL (ankle), Jake Cousins: 60-Day IL (elbow), Gerrit Cole: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.