Boston Red Sox (69-59, third in the AL East) vs. New York Yankees (69-58, second in the AL East)

New York; Friday, 7:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Brayan Bello (9-6, 3.23 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 97 strikeouts); Yankees: Max Fried (13-5, 3.26 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 141 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox play the New York Yankees leading the series 1-0.

New York is 69-58 overall and 37-26 at home. Yankees hitters have a collective .331 on-base percentage, the fourth-best percentage in the majors.

Boston is 69-59 overall and 28-34 in road games. The Red Sox have the third-ranked team ERA in the AL at 3.75.

Friday’s game is the eighth time these teams meet this season. The Red Sox are ahead 6-1 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Trent Grisham has nine doubles, a triple, 23 home

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