New York Yankees (48-32, first in the AL East) vs. Boston Red Sox (33-46, fifth in the AL East)
Boston; Friday, 7:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Will Warren (7-2, 3.45 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 84 strikeouts); Red Sox: Payton Tolle (3-5, 3.08 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 62 strikeouts)
LINE: Yankees -119, Red Sox -102; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox take a 1-0 advantage into the latest game of the series against the New York Yankees.
Boston has a 33-46 record overall and a 13-25 record at home. Red Sox pitchers have a collective 3.81 ERA, which ranks seventh in the majors.
New York has a 48-32 record overall and a 26-17 record in road games. The Yankees have a 24-11 record in games when they did not give up a home run.
The teams play Friday for the seventh time this season. The Yankees are ahead 4-2 in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Wilyer Abreu has 16 doubles, two triples and 10 home runs for the Red Sox. Caleb Durbin is 13 for 34 with three doubles and three home runs over the last 10 games.
Ben Rice has a .281 batting average to lead the Yankees, and has 15 doubles, two triples and 22 home runs. Paul Goldschmidt is 13 for 40 with five home runs and nine RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 4-6, .228 batting average, 3.10 ERA, even run differential
Yankees: 5-5, .258 batting average, 3.17 ERA, outscored opponents by three runs
INJURIES: Red Sox: Romy Gonzalez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jovani Moran: 15-Day IL (elbow), Isiah Kiner-Falefa: 10-Day IL (forearm), Johan Oviedo: 60-Day IL (elbow), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (knee), Nick Sogard: 10-Day IL (oblique), Garrett Crochet: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Roman Anthony: 10-Day IL (wrist), Trevor Story: 60-Day IL (abdomen), Kutter Crawford: 60-Day IL (wrist), Patrick Sandoval: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tanner Houck: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Yankees: Giancarlo Stanton: 10-Day IL (leg), Max Fried: 15-Day IL (elbow), Ryan McMahon: 10-Day IL (throat), Trent Grisham: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Aaron Judge: 10-Day IL (rib), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
