Yankees vs. Red Sox Betting Preview - August 5

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Aug/05/2018

You can bet Sunday's Yankees vs. Red Sox game online where Boston at -108 and New York at EVEN.   The total here is 9.

Pitching Matchup

PITCHING MATCHUP: Blue Jays RH Sam Gaviglio (2-4, 5.10 ERA) vs. Mariners RH Mike Leake (8-7, 4.16)

Gaviglio's winless streak reached 12 starts on Tuesday as he surrendered five runs and eight hits over 2 2/3 innings at Oakland en route to his fourth loss during the drought.

Leake is coming off his third consecutive loss, a setback against Houston on Tuesday in which he yielded three runs and eight hits over six innings.

PITCHING MATCHUP: Yankees RH Masahiro Tanaka (9-2, 3.84 ERA) vs. Red Sox LH David Price (11-6, 3.97)

Tanaka was outstanding in his last two starts, allowing six hits over 15 scoreless innings with 17 strikeouts, to stretch his unbeaten streak to 13 outings.

Price strung together three straight quality starts to end July - a month that started at Yankee Stadium when he served up five home runs in a loss.   He limited Philadelphia to one run and eight hits with five strikeouts across eight innings of a no-decision Monday.

Hot Trends

The UNDER is 12-2 in Red Sox last 14 games vs. a right-handed starter.

The Red Sox are 12-2 in Price’s last 14 starts.

Current 2018 MLB Record: 33-28 (54.1%)

2018 NBA Record: 12-4-1 (75%)

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