Thursday, October 1, 2015

Yankee Stadium

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Probable Pitchers: Rich Hill (2-0) vs. CC Sabathia (5-10)

The Boston Red Sox head to Yankee Stadium on Thursday to take on the New York Yankees. The probable starters are Rich Hill for the Red Sox and CC Sabathia for the Yankees. The opening line for this matchup has Boston at +107 and New York at -117. The over/under was set at 7.5. The Red Sox, with a 78-79 run line record, cover the spread 50% of the time. They also have a 81-70 over/under record. The Yankees have a 74-79 over/under record and a 79-78 run line mark, which means they are covering the spread 50% of the time.

The Red Sox show up with a 77-80 record, including 34-42 on the road. Starting pitcher Rich Hill holds a 2-0 record with an earned run average of 1.17 and a WHIP of 0.52. In his starts, the Red Sox are 3-0 over his 23 innings pitched this season while giving up 10 hits during those innings. Against the over/under, the Red Sox are 0-3 in his starts. He is getting 4.3 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has given up 499 hits on the season and have an earned run average of 4.30. Teams are hitting .262 against the bullpen while being struck out 419 times and walking 176 times this season. As a team, Boston has allowed 9.2 hits per nine innings while striking out 7.57 batters per nine. They are 26th in the league in team earned run average at 4.34.

As a team, Boston is batting .267, good for 5th in the league while putting together a .243 average away from home. The Red Sox on-base percentage sits at .327, which puts them at 4th in the league and they have a team slugging percentage of .418. They rank 2nd in baseball with 9.3 hits per game and Xander Bogaerts leads the team with 193.

New York is 44-35 at home while holding a 86-71 overall record on the season. With an earned run average of 4.82, CC Sabathia will come into this game holding a 5-10 record and a 1.41 WHIP. In his starts, the Yankees are 13-15 and he has allowed 182 hits over 162.1 innings pitched this season. Against the over/under, the Yankees are 14-14 when he starts. He is getting 4.4 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has given up 437 hits on the season and have a team earned run average of 3.56. Teams are hitting .225 against the Yankees bullpen while being struck out 579 times and walking 214 times this season. As a team, New York has allowed 8.68 hits per nine innings while striking out 8.48 batters per nine. They are 14th in the league in team earned run average at 3.97.

As a team, they are batting .251, good for 16th in the league while putting together a .254 average at home. The Yankees on-base percentage sits at .322, which puts them at 13th in the league and they have a team slugging percentage of .422. They rank 13th in baseball with 8.63 hits per game and Chase Headley leads the team with 149.

In terms of team defense, the Red Sox have a fielding percentage of .984 with 96 total errors, 1,579 assists and 4,216 put outs. For the home team, they hold a .985 team fielding percentage while committing 91 errors, accumulating 1,544 assists and compiling 4,241 put outs.

Boston Red Sox Betting Trends

The Boston Red Sox are 81-70 against the over/under so far this season

The Boston Red Sox are 78-79 against the run line so far this season

New York Yankees Betting Trends

The New York Yankees are 74-79 against the over/under so far this season

The New York Yankees are 79-78 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

Boston Red Sox

09/26/15 3B Pablo Sandoval Pneumonia out for season
09/24/15 LF Hanley Ramirez Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/27); out for season
09/16/15 P Joe Kelly Shoulder out for season
08/28/15 P Clay Buchholz Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (7/11); out for season
08/15/15 P Steven Wright Concussion Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/15)
08/11/15 P Koji Uehara Wrist Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/8), out for season
05/29/15 P Brandon Workman Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/3)
05/28/15 P Anthony Varvaro Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/29)
05/13/15 P Justin Masterson Arm Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/13)
04/04/15 C Christian Vazquez Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/30), out for season

New York Yankees

09/29/15 P Masahiro Tanaka Hamstring expected to start Wednesday vs. Boston Red Sox
09/11/15 1B Mark Teixeira Shin Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/27); out for season
09/08/15 P Nathan Eovaldi Elbow out indefinitely
08/03/15 P Diego Moreno Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (8/2)
06/21/15 RF Mason Williams Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (6/20)
05/15/15 P Chase Whitley Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (5/15)

Josh's Pick: Take the Red Sox

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