Yankees take road skid into matchup against the Red Sox

New York Yankees (48-34, second in the AL East) vs. Boston Red Sox (35-46, fifth in the AL East)

Boston; Sunday, 7:20 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Carlos Rodon (4-2, 3.70 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 46 strikeouts); Red Sox: Sonny Gray (9-1, 2.95 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 66 strikeouts)

LINE: Red Sox -121, Yankees -100; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees visit the Boston Red Sox looking to break a three-game road losing streak.

Boston is 35-46 overall and 15-25 at home. The Red Sox have the third-ranked team ERA in the AL at 3.74.

New York is 26-19 on the road and 48-34 overall. The Yankees have gone 30-3 in games when they hit two or more home runs.

Sunday's game is the ninth time these teams square off this season. The season series is tied 4-4.

TOP PERFORMERS: Willson Contreras leads the Red Sox with 33 extra base hits (14 doubles, two triples and 17 home runs). Caleb Durbin is 16 for 35 with four doubles, three home runs and six RBIs over the past 10 games.

Jazz Chisholm has 10 doubles, two triples and 12 home runs for the Yankees. Paul Goldschmidt is 9 for 37 with a double and three home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 6-4, .235 batting average, 2.38 ERA, outscored opponents by 16 runs

Yankees: 3-7, .201 batting average, 3.45 ERA, outscored by 20 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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