Thursday, August 6, 2015

Yankee Stadium

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Probable Pitchers: Eduardo Rodriguez (6-3) vs. CC Sabathia (4-8)

The Boston Red Sox visit Yankee Stadium on Thursday to play the New York Yankees. The Red Sox send Eduardo Rodriguez to the mound to face CC Sabathia of the Yankees. The opening line for this matchup has Boston at +146 and New York at -156. The over/under was set at 9. The Red Sox have a 53-50 over/under record and a 44-63 run line mark, meaning they cover 41% of the time. The Yankees are 56-49 against the run line and have a 54-47 over/under record. They cover the spread 53% of the time.

The Red Sox come into this game with a 47-60 record, and they are 20-32 away from home. Eduardo Rodriguez has an earned run average of 4.34 and is 6-3 so far on the season while having a 1.25 WHIP. He's pitched 66.1 innings thus far while surrendering 59 hits over that time and when he starts, the Red Sox are 8-4. Against the over/under, the Red Sox are 8-4 in his starts. The team is averaging 5.2 runs when he starts. The bullpen has given up 353 hits on the season and have a earned run average of 4.06. Opposing teams are hitting .258 against the Red Sox bullpen while walking 120 times and striking out 304 times. Boston is averaging 7.5 strikeouts per game while getting 9.39 hits per nine innings as a team. They rank 29th in baseball in team earned run average at 4.60.

Boston is batting .257 as a team, which is good for 8th in the league and hitting .234 away from home. The Red Sox on-base percentage sits at .319, which puts them at 9th in the league and they have a team slugging percentage of .394. Xander Bogaerts leads the team in hits with 123 while the team ranks 8th in baseball with 8.85 hits per game.

With a 60-45 overall record, New York will come into this game 31-17 at home. CC Sabathia is starting this game 4-8 for the season with an earned run average of 5.54 and a WHIP of 1.44. He's pitched 117 innings thus far while surrendering 143 hits over that time in which the Yankees are 9-11. Against the over/under, the Yankees are 12-8 when he starts. The team is averaging 4.4 runs when he takes the field. The bullpen has given up 261 hits on the season and have a team earned run average of 3.32. Opposing teams are hitting .207 against the Yankees bullpen while walking 130 times and striking out 372 times. New York is averaging 8.29 strikeouts per game while getting 8.72 hits per nine innings as a team. They rank 20th in the league in team earned run average at 4.01.

They are batting .260 as a team, which is good for 7th in the league and hitting .273 at home. The Yankees on-base percentage sits at .329, which puts them at 3rd in the league and they have a team slugging percentage of .440. Brett Gardner leads the team in hits with 107 while the team ranks 6th in baseball with 9 hits a game.

In terms of team defense, the Red Sox have a fielding percentage of .984 with 64 total errors, 1,080 assists and 2,853 put outs. The Yankees have committed 69 errors on the season with 1021 assists and 2,824 put outs leading to a team fielding percentage of .982 on the year.

Boston Red Sox Betting Trends

The Boston Red Sox are 53-50 against the over/under so far this season

The Boston Red Sox are 44-63 against the run line so far this season

New York Yankees Betting Trends

The New York Yankees are 54-47 against the over/under so far this season

The New York Yankees are 56-49 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

Boston Red Sox

08/02/15 P Rick Porcello Tricep Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/30)
07/29/15 CF Mookie Betts Concussion 7-day DL (7/28)
07/25/15 2B Dustin Pedroia Hamstring Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/23)
07/11/15 P Clay Buchholz Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (7/11)
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

08/05/15 C Brian McCann Knee "?" Wednesday vs. Boston Red Sox
08/04/15 2B Dustin Ackley Back Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/4)
08/03/15 P Diego Moreno Elbow Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/2)
07/30/15 P Michael Pineda Forearm Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/30)
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 Yankees

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