The 85-62 New York Yankees and the 74-73 Boston Red Sox will play the second game of their 4-game set tonight at the Stadium. The Bombers took game 1 last night in extras (2-1) and have now won 3 straight against their archrival. New York is expected to give the nod to Clarke Schmidt. Schmidt is 5-3 with a 2.34 ERA, a 1.13 WHIP, and was in the zone in his first start after being activated from the IL, yielding just 4 hits against the Cubs with no runs and the Yankees went on to a 2-0 victory. Boston is expected to counter with Tanner Houck, who has been getting lit up. Over his last 3 starts, Houck is 0-2 with an elevated ERA of 5.29 and a 1.29 WHIP. The best player in baseball, Yankee Aaron Judge, is homerless in his last 16 games but that ends tonight.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES