Red Sox face the Yankees with 2-0 series lead

New York Yankees (48-33, first in the AL East) vs. Boston Red Sox (34-46, fifth in the AL East)

Boston; Saturday, 1:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Gerrit Cole (2-2, 3.62 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 29 strikeouts); Red Sox: Jake Bennett (1-3, 3.71 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 22 strikeouts)

LINE: Yankees -127, Red Sox +105; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox play the New York Yankees, leading the series 2-0.

Boston has a 14-25 record in home games and a 34-46 record overall. Red Sox pitchers have a collective 3.77 ERA, which ranks sixth in the majors.

New York has gone 26-18 in road games and 48-33 overall. Yankees hitters have a collective .433 slugging percentage to lead the AL.

The teams play Saturday for the eighth time this season. The Yankees are ahead 4-3 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Willson Contreras leads the Red Sox with 32 extra base hits (13 doubles, two triples and 17 home runs). Caleb Durbin is 15 for 35 with four doubles, three home runs and six RBIs over the past 10 games.

Jazz Chisholm has 10 doubles, two triples, 12 home runs and 33 RBIs for the Yankees. Paul Goldschmidt is 11 for 39 with a double and four home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 5-5, .234 batting average, 2.59 ERA, outscored opponents by 10 runs

Yankees: 4-6, .226 batting average, 3.62 ERA, outscored by 12 runs

INJURIES: Red Sox: Jovani Moran: 15-Day IL (elbow), Marcelo Mayer: 10-Day IL (forearm), Romy Gonzalez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Isiah Kiner-Falefa: 10-Day IL (forearm), Johan Oviedo: 60-Day IL (elbow), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (knee), Nick Sogard: 10-Day IL (oblique), Garrett Crochet: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Roman Anthony: 10-Day IL (wrist), Trevor Story: 60-Day IL (abdomen), Kutter Crawford: 60-Day IL (wrist), Patrick Sandoval: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tanner Houck: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Yankees: Giancarlo Stanton: 10-Day IL (leg), Max Fried: 15-Day IL (elbow), Ryan McMahon: 10-Day IL (throat), Trent Grisham: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Aaron Judge: 10-Day IL (rib), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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