Boston at New York

Boston will turn to Tanner Houck to get its first win of the season and the righthander faced the Yankees four times in 2021 and allowed four earned runs on five hits in 13 1/3 innings with a .170 opponent batting average. Houck had 87 strikeouts in 69 innings last season and the current New York batters are just 1-for-27 against him. Jordan Montgomery finished 6-7 with a 3.83 ERA last year and he gave up 10 runs on 26 hits in 27 1/3 innings versus the Red Sox. The Yankees have used 15 pitchers their last two games so the bullpen already is being tested. Boston is 37-14 its past 51 games after losing the first two games of a series. Play the Red Sox.