Yankees vs. Red Sox Betting Lines, Odds, & Player Matchups June 5, 2026

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The Boston Red Sox (26-35) visit the New York Yankees (37-25) on Friday at 7:05 p.m. ET. The Red Sox are moneyline underdogs (+123) against the favored Yankees (-147). New York’s Ryan Weathers and Boston’s Sonny Gray pitch first for their squads in this matchup.

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Yankees to win vs Red Sox -147

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Yankees vs. Red Sox betting lines

  • Favorite: Yankees (-147)
  • Underdog: Red Sox (+123)
  • Over/under: 8

Yankees betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Yankees betting info

  • The Yankees have won 35 of the 58 games they were favored on the moneyline this season (60.3%).
  • New York has gone 23-13 (winning 63.9% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -147 or shorter.
  • The Yankees have a 59.5% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
  • New York has had an over/under set by bookmakers 62 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 28 of those games (28-31-3).
  • The Yankees have a 30-32-0 record ATS this season (covering 48.4% of the time).

Yankees hitting info

  • Ben Rice paces the Yankees with 17 home runs and 44 runs batted in, while racking up a team-high batting average of .300.
  • Rice ranks fourth in home runs and sixth in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
  • Cody Bellinger is batting .273 with 13 doubles, three triples, eight home runs and 38 walks.
  • Bellinger ranks 65th in homers and 16th in RBI among MLB batters this season.
  • Aaron Judge has racked up a team-high 17 home runs.
  • Trent Grisham has 10 doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 36 walks while hitting .212.

Yankees pitching rankings

  • The Yankees pitching staff ranks 10th in MLB with a collective 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
  • New York has the fourth-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.29).
  • Pitchers for the Yankees combine for the No. 3-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.176).
  • The Yankees allow the second-fewest home runs in baseball (53 total, 0.9 per game).
  • In its 2-1 win last time out, New York struck out eight Guardians batters while allowing two hits.

Red Sox betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Red Sox betting info

  • The Red Sox have won nine, or 40.9%, of the 22 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
  • This season, Boston has won one of its three games when it’s the underdog by at least +123 on the moneyline.
  • The moneyline for this contest implies a 44.8% chance of a victory for the Red Sox.
  • Boston and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 27 of its 61 opportunities.
  • The Red Sox are 26-35-0 ATS in their 61 games with a spread this season.

Red Sox hitting info

  • Willson Contreras leads Boston in home runs with 12, runs batted in with 35 and his batting average of .295 is also best on his team.
  • In all of Major League Baseball, Contreras is 32nd in home runs and 36th in RBI.
  • Wilyer Abreu has 66 hits and an OBP of .347 to go with a slugging percentage of .433 this season.
  • Abreu is 80th in homers and 81st in RBI among all major league batters this season.
  • Abreu has hit safely in two games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .316 with a double, a home run, three walks and six RBIs.
  • Jarren Duran is slashing .215/.279/.404 this season for the Red Sox.
  • Ceddanne Rafaela has collected 59 hits this season and has an OBP of .347. He’s slugging .437 on the year.
  • Rafaela has safely hit in four straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .318 with two doubles, a walk and an RBI.

Red Sox pitching rankings

  • The Red Sox strike out 8.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 10th-best in MLB.
  • Boston has the ninth-best ERA (3.85) in the majors this season.
  • Red Sox pitchers have a 1.270 WHIP this season, 14th in the majors.
  • With 66 homers allowed, the Red Sox rank 16th in the league at preventing long balls.
  • Boston suffered an 8-2 defeat in its most recent game, as its pitchers struck out eight Orioles batters while allowing 10 hits.
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