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2021 MLB Handicapping
(69-51) Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees (66-52)
Date: Wednesday, August 18th, 2021
Time: 7:05 PM ET
Venue: Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York
Projected Pitchers: Nick Pivetta vs. Andrew Heaney
MLB Moneyline Odds: Red Sox -105 | Yankees -115
MLB RunLine Betting Odds: Red Sox +1.5 , Yankees -1.5
MLB Baseball Gambling Total: 10
The AL East race is heating up as we march towards the playoffs and the Red Sox will look to make up some ground, as they travel to New York to take on the Yankees in The Bronx.
Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox are starting to get nervous, as their AL East rivals the New York Yankees are hot on their heels in the Wild Card race and if they are not able to get this elite offense rolling again it will be a very disappointing season indeed, as they very well could miss out on the playoffs.
This offense is simply too good to hold down here with guys like Devers and Martinez and a host of other guys who I really believe will get it figured out sooner rather then later and this represents a great opportunity for the bats to get going against Heaney here.
The main guy I would look out for here is Rafael Devers who now leads the entire league in RBI and who is really establishing himself as one of the best hitters in the American League and I expect him to show it here in this very important series.
Nick Pivetta is not an elite level pitcher, but he really makes up for that by being so consistent and dependable and he now comes in here with a 4.20 ERA and a 9-5 record and there is every reason to believe he will put up a solid performance here in New York.
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees decision to go all in at the deadline appears to have paid off as they are cruising right now and they look like players not only for a Wild Card spot, but they now also find themselves in a position where they could make a late charge for the division.
This batting lineup does not rank very well, as they have only scored 501 runs this year, but with the addition of guys like Joey Gallo and Anthony Rizzo that is very likely to change by the end of the season.
Andrew Heaney is another guy they acquired at the trade deadline and he has not been great since coming over from the Angels and the matchup does not get much tougher then what he will face this Wednesday.
MLB Baseball Betting Trends:
- Red Sox are 16-6 in their last 22 games vs. a starter with a WHIP greater than 1.30.
- Red Sox are 4-1 in their last 5 vs. American League East.
- Red Sox are 59-28 in their last 87 Wednesday games.
- Red Sox are 4-1 in their last 5 vs. American League East.
- Red Sox are 4-1 in their last 5 overall.
- Red Sox are 4-1 in their last 5 games on grass.
- Red Sox are 11-4 in the last 15 meetings.
Free Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees MLB Prediction:
The Boston Red Sox offense are in such a great spot here against Heaney who I do not trust at all here and I think Boston likely gets into this Yankees bullpen pretty quick. Pivetta will give up runs against this Yankees batting lineup, but I think he can limit them enough that it will put the visitors in a great position to pick up what will be a massive win.
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