{"id":728934,"date":"2026-06-27T09:18:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T09:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/728934\/"},"modified":"2026-06-27T09:18:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T09:18:08","slug":"red-sox-face-the-yankees-with-2-0-series-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/728934\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Sox face the Yankees with 2-0 series lead"},"content":{"rendered":"

New York Yankees<\/a> (48-33, first in the AL East) vs. Boston Red Sox<\/a> (34-46, fifth in the AL East)<\/p>\n

Boston; Saturday, 1:10 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Gerrit Cole<\/a> (2-2, 3.62 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 29 strikeouts); Red Sox: Jake Bennett<\/a> (1-3, 3.71 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 22 strikeouts)<\/p>\n

LINE: Yankees -127, Red Sox +105; over\/under is 8 1\/2 runs<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox play the New York Yankees, leading the series 2-0.<\/p>\n

Boston has a 14-25 record in home games and a 34-46 record overall. Red Sox pitchers have a collective 3.77 ERA, which ranks sixth in the majors.<\/p>\n

New York has gone 26-18 in road games and 48-33 overall. Yankees hitters have a collective .433 slugging percentage to lead the AL.<\/p>\n

The teams play Saturday for the eighth time this season. The Yankees are ahead 4-3 in the season series.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Willson Contreras<\/a> leads the Red Sox with 32 extra base hits (13 doubles, two triples and 17 home runs). Caleb Durbin<\/a> is 15 for 35 with four doubles, three home runs and six RBI over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

Jazz Chisholm has 10 doubles, two triples, 12 home runs and 33 RBI for the Yankees. Paul Goldschmidt<\/a> is 11 for 39 with a double and four home runs over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 5-5, .234 batting average, 2.59 ERA, outscored opponents by 10 runs<\/p>\n

Yankees: 4-6, .226 batting average, 3.62 ERA, outscored by 12 runs<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Red Sox: Jovani Moran: 15-Day IL (elbow), Marcelo Mayer<\/a>: 10-Day IL (forearm), Romy Gonzalez<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Isiah Kiner-Falefa<\/a>: 10-Day IL (forearm), Johan Oviedo<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Triston Casas<\/a>: 60-Day IL (knee), Nick Sogard<\/a>: 10-Day IL (oblique), Garrett Crochet<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Roman Anthony<\/a>: 10-Day IL (wrist), Trevor Story<\/a>: 60-Day IL (abdomen), Kutter Crawford<\/a>: 60-Day IL (wrist), Patrick Sandoval<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tanner Houck<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow)<\/p>\n

Yankees: Giancarlo Stanton<\/a>: 10-Day IL (leg), Max Fried: 15-Day IL (elbow), Ryan McMahon<\/a>: 10-Day IL (throat), Trent Grisham<\/a>: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Aaron Judge<\/a>: 10-Day IL (rib), Clarke Schmidt<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow)<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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