Yankees start 3-game series at home against the Red Sox

Boston Red Sox (30-34, fourth in the AL East) vs. New York Yankees (38-23, first in the AL East)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Walker Buehler (4-3, 4.44 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 42 strikeouts); Yankees: Will Warren (3-3, 5.19 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 69 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Yankees -175, Red Sox +146; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees begin a three-game series at home against the Boston Red Sox on Friday.

New York has a 20-10 record at home and a 38-23 record overall. The Yankees are 22-5 in games when they scored at least five runs.

Boston has a 13-18 record on the road and a 30-34 record overall. The Red Sox are 6-17 in games decided by one run.

The matchup Friday is the first meeting of the season between the two clubs.

TOP PERFORMERS: Paul Goldschmidt has 13 doubles, a triple, six home runs and 28 RBIs while hitting .323 for the Yankees. Aaron Judge is 12 for 32 with three doubles and three home runs over the last 10 games.

Jarren Duran has 17 doubles, six triples, four home runs and 35 RBIs while hitting .274 for the Red Sox. Ceddanne Rafaela is 14 for 41 with two doubles and four home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 7-3, .229 batting average, 4.30 ERA, outscored by seven runs

Red Sox: 3-7, .251 batting average, 3.93 ERA, outscored by nine runs

INJURIES: Yankees: 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)

Red Sox: 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)

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