Yankees take on the Red Sox in first of 3-game series

Boston Red Sox (26-35, fifth in the AL East) vs. New York Yankees (37-25, second in the AL East)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Sonny Gray (6-1, 3.06 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 41 strikeouts); Yankees: Ryan Weathers (2-3, 3.52 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 75 strikeouts)

LINE: Yankees -147, Red Sox +122; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees host the Boston Red Sox to begin a three-game series.

New York is 37-25 overall and 18-11 in home games. The Yankees have hit 89 total home runs to lead MLB.

Boston is 26-35 overall and 16-14 in road games. The Red Sox have gone 5-9 in games decided by one run.

Friday's game is the fourth time these teams meet this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ben Rice has 15 doubles, two triples and 17 home runs for the Yankees. Paul Goldschmidt is 13 for 41 with three doubles, two home runs and nine RBIs over the past 10 games.

Willson Contreras has a .295 batting average to lead the Red Sox, and has eight doubles, two triples and 12 home runs. Jarren Duran is 14 for 45 with four home runs and eight RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 7-3, .275 batting average, 3.13 ERA, outscored opponents by 28 runs

Red Sox: 4-6, .294 batting average, 4.55 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs

INJURIES: Yankees: Aaron Judge: day-to-day (rib), Angel Chivilli: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Giancarlo Stanton: 10-Day IL (leg), Jasson Dominguez: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Max Fried: 15-Day IL (elbow), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Red Sox: Trevor Story: 60-Day IL (abdomen), Nick Sogard: 10-Day IL (oblique), Kutter Crawford: 60-Day IL (wrist), Romy Gonzalez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (knee), Willson Contreras: day-to-day (wrist), Garrett Whitlock: 15-Day IL (knee), Roman Anthony: 10-Day IL (wrist), Garrett Crochet: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Patrick Sandoval: 60-Day IL (elbow), Johan Oviedo: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tanner Houck: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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