Boston vs New York Yankees Prediction: the Series Begins with a Yankees Victory

The Red Sox and Yankees kick off another series at Fenway Park in Boston. Let's pick a few bets on the first game of the showdown. 

Before their games against the New York Yankees, Alex Cora's team faced another American League East Division rival, Tampa Bay Rays, on their home field and lost, giving up two out of three games, 4-0, 4-8, 1-7. Thus, the Red Sox dropped to third place in the division, trailing the Rays. Both teams are 45-37 each. The New York Yankees lead the quintet with a 59-23 balance.

Boston's starting pitcher for the first game of the series with the Yankees is MLB rookie Josh Winckowski, 3-2 and a 3.12 ERA in five games.

\While Boston played important games against a division rival, the Yankees faced the Pittsburgh Pirates, an outsider in their conference, on the road. Aaron Boone's team lost to the Pirates in the first game (3-5), but in the second they took a full revenge - 16-0. Such a landmark success that will certainly give the Yankees confidence before the series with Boston.

Starting on the pitching hill for the Yankees in game one of the series at Fenway will be Gerrit Cole - 7-2 and a 2.99 ERA in 16 games this season.

In the first game of a series of bitter rivals, the Yankees are rightly considered the favorites. Surely New York will live up to that status. First, they have an advantage on the pitching hill - Gerrit Cole versus rookie Winckowski. Second, unlike Boston, which had a tough matchup with Tampa Bay, the Yankees just warmed up in Pittsburgh against the Pirates. Prediction: New York Yankees wins.

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