New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox Pick & Prediction JULY 28th 2024
Preview and Prediction
After a come-from-behind victory in 10 innings to even the series, the New York Yankees will attempt to defeat their home-standing rival, the Boston Red Sox, for the second consecutive game as the weekend series concludes on Sunday night.
The Yankees recorded 16 hits and scored the final five runs to secure an 11-8 win on Saturday. Aaron Judge's 4-for-4 performance, including three RBIs and a home run, led the way in a game that was tied five times.
"This is the type of atmosphere you look for when you come to Fenway Park," Judge stated. "You thrive in these games and these moments."
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The Yankees may have a new addition to their rivalry with the Red Sox on Sunday after acquiring the versatile Jazz Chisholm Jr. from the Miami Marlins. However, manager Aaron Boone was uncertain about when Chisholm would be able to join the team and play.
"He's a very talented, athletic player with speed and power," Boone commented on Chisholm, who could potentially serve as a leadoff hitter for New York. "He also has versatility, being able to play multiple positions. I haven't seen him up close, but he's definitely a talented young player."
New York's scheduled starter for Sunday, Carlos Rodon (10-7, 4.42 ERA), had gone six consecutive games without a win before dominating the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday with seven innings of two-hit, one-run ball and a season-high 10 strikeouts.
Prior to his last outing, Rodon had not secured a win since June 10 against the Kansas City Royals.
"I think we utilized the fastball more and mixed up our pitches, and the more I do it, the more comfortable I get," Rodon said after Monday's victory about his effective adjustment. "It's just a matter of going out there and executing. ... It worked out well."
Sunday will mark Rodon's eighth career start against the Red Sox. The left-hander holds a 2-4 record with a 4.05 ERA in the head-to-head series, most recently taking a loss on June 15 at Boston where he allowed five runs on seven hits despite striking out seven in five innings.
The Red Sox have struggled since the All-Star break, going just 2-6 and allowing an average of 8.4 runs per game.
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"It's like Opening Day all over again, right?" manager Alex Cora stated earlier this week. "When you start off 1-4 or something, it's a big deal."
On Saturday, Kenley Jansen and the bullpen blew a late lead, ultimately losing on a final strike. Tyler O'Neill went 3-for-4 with four RBIs, including two go-ahead home runs, marking his third multi-homer game in six games.
Red Sox right-hander Tanner Houck (8-6, 2.71 ERA), who is set to start on Sunday, did not factor into the decision in a July 5 win at Yankee Stadium, allowing three runs (one earned) on two hits and four walks in 3 1/3 innings. This was his first start against New York this season after making three in 2023.
Since his last matchup against the Yankees, the 28-year-old first-time All-Star has pitched six innings in back-to-back games. He shut out the Oakland Athletics and allowed just two hits in a 7-0 victory on July 11. In Monday's no-decision and eventual 12-inning loss at Colorado, Houck was charged with four runs on 10 hits but managed to strand the go-ahead runners on the corners to keep the game tied.
"The third inning got to me a little bit (allowing four runs)," Houck said about his last outing. "But overall, I bounced back and was able to pitch later into the game, getting through six innings and keeping the score tied until they could tie it up later. But overall, my stuff was just a bit flat."
Houck holds a 3-2 record with a 2.11 ERA in 13 career appearances (eight starts) against the Yankees.
New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox Recap JUL 28TH 2024
Austin Wells hit a sacrifice fly and Gleyber Torres added a two-run double in the 10th inning to finish the New York Yankees' 11-8 come-from-behind win over the host Boston Red Sox on Saturday night.
Tyler O'Neill (3-for-4, four RBIs) hit go-ahead homers in the fifth and seventh innings for the Red Sox, but New York scored single runs in the eighth and ninth to tie the game.
Aaron Judge went 4-for-4 with a double, homer, three RBIs and three runs to lead New York's 16-hit attack in making Sunday's game the rubber match of their three-game series.
Judge hit an RBI double in the eighth, though Red Sox center fielder Jarren Duran started a relay that cut down Juan Soto, the potential tying run, at the plate.
In the ninth, Massachusetts native Ben Rice doubled with one out, and Trent Grisham's two-out double drove in pinch runner Jahmai Jones against Red Sox closer Kenley Jansen, who blew a save for the third time this season.
In the 10th, Torres crushed his double off the center field wall off Chase Anderson (0-2).
New York's Clay Holmes (2-4) threw two scoreless innings for the win.
O'Neill became the first player in Red Sox history to record three multi-homer games in a span of six games or fewer.
Boston starter Kutter Crawford and New York counterpart Marcus Stroman allowed three runs apiece in the first inning.
After Alex Verdugo (3-for-6, three runs) lined a leadoff single in the Yankees' first, Soto crushed a two-run homer into the bullpen to give the visitors an early lead. It was Soto's 27th of the season. Judge followed with a solo shot, his 37th homer, which leads the majors.
The Red Sox wasted little time responding, as Wilyer Abreu tagged a one-out homer to center in the first to cut the deficit to 2-1.
Back-to-back singles by Masataka Yoshida and Rafael Devers followed, and O'Neill came through with a two-run double past diving center fielder Grisham that tied the game at 3-3.
In the second, Oswaldo Cabrera got the Yankees back on the board with a two-out homer. Abreu, the right-fielder, appeared to have the ball in his glove but couldn't hold on as he fell into the right-field stands. But RBI singles by Duran and Yoshida in a span of three batters helped Boston climb in front 5-4.
The teams traded single runs again in the fifth. Judge knotted the score at 5-5 with an RBI single to left, before O'Neill knocked his first solo homer over the Green Monster to give the Red Sox the lead again.
After O'Neill sent his second homer of the game and 100th of his career over the Monster in deep left-center field in the seventh, David Hamilton's opposite-field double to left three batters later scored Dominic Smith with an insurance run.