Red Sox aim to keep win streak going against the Yankees

Boston Red Sox (71-59, second in the AL East) vs. New York Yankees (69-60, third in the AL East)

New York; Sunday, 7:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Dustin May (7-9, 4.59 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 114 strikeouts); Yankees: Carlos Rodon (13-7, 3.24 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 169 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Yankees -171, Red Sox +143; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox will try to continue a three-game win streak with a victory over the New York Yankees.

New York has a 69-60 record overall and a 37-28 record at home. Yankees pitchers have a collective 4.04 ERA, which ranks ninth in the AL.

Boston has a 30-34 record on the road and a 71-59 record overall. Red Sox hitters have a collective .426 slugging percentage to rank fourth in the AL.

The teams match up Sunday for the 10th time this season. The Red Sox lead the season series 8-1.

TOP PERFORMERS: Trent Grisham has nine doubles, a triple and 23 home runs for the Yankees. Giancarlo Stanton is 12 for 28 with a double and six home runs over the past 10 games.

Jarren Duran has 34 doubles, 12 triples and 12 home runs for the Red Sox. Trevor Story is 14 for 42 with three doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 6-4, .259 batting average, 3.96 ERA, outscored opponents by 11 runs

Red Sox: 6-4, .252 batting average, 2.87 ERA, outscored opponents by 22 runs

INJURIES: Yankees: Brent Headrick: 15-Day IL (forearm), Austin Slater: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Jonathan Loaisiga: 15-Day IL (back), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (forearm), Fernando Cruz: 15-Day IL (oblique), Ryan Yarbrough: 15-Day IL (oblique), Oswaldo Cabrera: 60-Day IL (ankle), Jake Cousins: 60-Day IL (elbow), Gerrit Cole: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Red Sox: Wilyer Abreu: 10-Day IL (calf), Rob Refsnyder: 10-Day IL (oblique), Luis Guerrero: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tanner Houck: 60-Day IL (flexor), Hunter Dobbins: 60-Day IL (acl), Marcelo Mayer: 10-Day IL (wrist), Liam Hendriks: 60-Day IL (hip), Justin Slaten: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Josh Winckowski: 60-Day IL (elbow), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (knee), Kutter Crawford: 60-Day IL (knee), Patrick Sandoval: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.