Boston at New York

Boston's offense is fifth in runs scored and on-base percentage, plus seventh in slugging. Starter Garrett Whitlock was drafted by the Yankees and has done well against his former team at 3-1 with a 2.00 ERA versus them. His last start was against first-place Tampa Bay, an 8-5 Red Sox win. Boston is 18-10 against AL opponents with a team batting average of .260 or worse. New York is favored again though they've dropped four of seven. The offense is 27th in on-base percentage and just lost star Aaron Judge (big toe) for a while. Starter Gerrit Cole has a 4.40 ERA in 15 career starts versus the Red Sox and the Yankees are just 44-42 at home against AL East opponents. Play Boston.