Today’s matchup is between the Boston Red Sox (69-51) and the New York Yankees (66-52) 2nd game of their doubleheader. The Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees are both winners of 4 of their last 5 games as of this writing.
The Boston Red Sox are starting Nathan Eovaldi (RHP), who is 10-7 in 23 appearances with an ERA of 3.92, a FIP of 2.77, a wOBA of .301, K% of 24.1%, BB% of 4.5%, 88.1 MPH average exit velocity, and a 1.19 WHIP.
The New York Yankees are starting Luis Gil (RHP), who is 1-0 in 2 appearances with a 0 ERA, 1.45 FIP, .247 wOBA, K% of 32.6%, BB% of 7%, 88.7 MPH average exit velocity, and a 0.82 WHIP.
The Red Sox are the 7th best in the Majors in Relieving Pitching (WAR) while the Yankees are 2nd.
On the hitting side, the Red Sox have a .330 wOBA and a .325 OBP. The Yankees have a .316 wOBA and a .326 OBP. The Red Sox have 153 HRs this season while the Yankees have 147 HRs.
This should be a low scoring game with this game being a double header. With the injuries to the Yankees lineup, they will find it tough to score and will struggle to keep up with Boston if they pull away considering Boston's dominant series against Baltimore.
