Yankees aim to keep win streak going against the Red Sox

New York Yankees (42-25, first in the AL East) vs. Boston Red Sox (34-36, fourth in the AL East)

Boston; Friday, 7:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Ryan Yarbrough (3-1, 4.17 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 43 strikeouts); Red Sox: Garrett Crochet (6-4, 2.35 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 110 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Red Sox -142, Yankees +119; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees aim to keep their three-game win streak alive when they visit the Boston Red Sox.

Boston has a 19-17 record in home games and a 34-36 record overall. The Red Sox have the third-ranked team batting average in the AL at .255.

New York has a 21-13 record in road games and a 42-25 record overall. The Yankees have hit 108 total home runs to lead MLB.

The matchup Friday is the fourth meeting between these teams this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Rafael Devers has 18 doubles and 14 home runs for the Red Sox. Jarren Duran is 12 for 43 with five doubles, a triple, a home run and four RBIs over the past 10 games.

Aaron Judge has 17 doubles, two triples and 25 home runs while hitting .392 for the Yankees. Austin Wells is 11 for 34 with three doubles and three home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 6-4, .274 batting average, 4.79 ERA, outscored opponents by seven runs

Yankees: 7-3, .266 batting average, 4.00 ERA, outscored opponents by 13 runs

INJURIES: Red Sox: Wilyer Abreu: 10-Day IL (oblique), Josh Winckowski: 60-Day IL (elbow), Nick Burdi: 15-Day IL (knee), Justin Slaten: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Liam Hendriks: 15-Day IL (hip), Alex Bregman: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (knee), Masataka Yoshida: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Kutter Crawford: 60-Day IL (knee), Tanner Houck: 15-Day IL (flexor), Chris Murphy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Patrick Sandoval: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Yankees: Jazz Chisholm: day-to-day (neck), Luke Weaver: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Oswaldo Cabrera: 10-Day IL (ankle), Giancarlo Stanton: 60-Day IL (elbow), Marcus Stroman: 15-Day IL (knee), JT Brubaker: 60-Day IL (ribs), Jake Cousins: 60-Day IL (elbow), Gerrit Cole: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Gil: 60-Day IL (back)

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