The AL East leading New York Yankees will be in Fenway Park tonight to open a 4-game set with the bottom feeding Boston Red Sox. The Yankees have won 4 of the 5 meetings with the Red Sox this year which includes a 3-game sweep of them in Boston back in April. New York’s young ace, Cam Schlittler, is expected to take the hill for the Bombers. He grew up a Red Sox fan so he will be extra motivated to be at his best. Schlittler has excellent numbers at 8-3 with an ERA of only 1.71 and one of the lowest WHIPs in the majors at 0.89. The Red Sox are expected to counter with lefty Connelly Early who is 6-5 with a 3.64 ERA and a 1.27 WHIP. Boston is just 3-7 over their last 10 and have been terrible at home, with a record of 12-25.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES