Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees Prediction: Both teams are struggling lately

At Fenway Park, the first game of a Major League Baseball series will begin on Tuesday with the New York Yankees taking on the Boston Red Sox. Both sides are not in particularly good form coming into this match, but they have been given the opportunity to turn things around thanks to the fact that this match is taking place. Which of these clubs do you believe will take advantage of this opportunity?

The Boston Red Sox are looking to get back on track after splitting their last eight games. The Boston Red Sox are currently trailing in the battle for the AL wild card by six games. The Boston Red Sox pitching staff has a WHIP of 1.36, which places them 20th, and their ERA is 22nd at 4.62. They are 27th in quality, starting with 38. The Red Sox offense ranks eighth in terms of runs per game (5.02), third in terms of batting average (.264), and sixteenth in terms of home runs (169). Rafael Devers and Masataka Yoshida have teamed for a total of 284 hits and 161 RBI to lead the Boston Red Sox in both hits and RBI. Justin Turner leads the team with 142 hits and 94 RBI. Kutter Crawford is going to receive the start, and so far this year he has a record of 6-7, a 4.36 ERA, and 107 strikeouts. In his career against the New York Yankees, Crawford has a record of 2-1 with an earned run average of 1.89 and 19 strikeouts.

The New York Yankees are looking to extend their winning streak to 10 games after winning nine of their previous 13. The New York Yankees are now eight games behind in the fight for the wild card spot in the American League. The pitching staff for the New York Yankees is currently ranked 10th in ERA (3.99), 7th in WHIP (1.23), and 24th in quality starts (42). The offense of the New York Yankees ranks fifth in home runs with 203, is ranked 29th in batting average (.225), and is ranked 23rd in runs scored per game (4.21). Gleyber Torres has a team-high 142 hits and is in first place for the Yankees in RBI with 62. DJ LeMahieu and Anthony Volpe have combined for 205 hits and 97 RBI. The next pitcher is Clarke Schmidt, who has a record of 9-8 with a 4.54 earned run average and 139 strikeouts so far this season. In his career against the Boston Red Sox, Schmidt has a record of 0-1 with a 4.03 earned run average and 20 strikeouts.

Because I don't want to back either team or either pitcher, I'm going to look at the over as a potential wager in this situation. Two offenses that are capable of scoring runs and two pitchers who have earned run averages in the middle of the four-run range When pitching away from home, Clarke Schmidt is just as bad, as evidenced by his 5.29 ERA and.282 batting average against. At home, Kutter Crawford has a 6.51 earned run average and a batting average against him of.277. Between these two competitors, we might anticipate some good old-fashioned fireworks.