Yoshida leads Red Sox against the Yankees following 4-hit performance

New York Yankees (39-31, third in the AL East) vs. Boston Red Sox (35-35, fifth in the AL East)

Boston; Saturday, 7:15 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Clarke Schmidt (2-6, 4.70 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 70 strikeouts); Red Sox: Brayan Bello (3-4, 3.78 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 49 strikeouts)

: Red Sox -129, Yankees +109; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox take on the New York Yankees after Masataka Yoshida had four hits against the Yankees on Friday.

Boston has gone 19-18 in home games and 35-35 overall. The Red Sox have a 15-6 record in games when they hit two or more home runs.

New York is 18-14 in road games and 39-31 overall. The Yankees have the 10th-ranked team batting average in the AL at .233.

The matchup Saturday is the fifth time these teams square off this season. The Red Sox have a 3-1 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Rafael Devers has 16 doubles, 17 home runs and 56 RBI while hitting .243 for the Red Sox. Justin Turner is 14-for-41 with three doubles and three home runs over the last 10 games.

Anthony Rizzo has nine doubles, 11 home runs and 35 RBI while hitting .265 for the Yankees. Billy McKinney is 9-for-29 with three doubles, a triple and a home run over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 5-5, .264 batting average, 3.60 ERA, outscored opponents by two runs

Yankees: 4-6, .205 batting average, 3.70 ERA, outscored by six runs

INJURIES: Red Sox: Tanner Houck: day-to-day (head), Chris Sale: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Joely Rodriguez: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Richard Bleier: 15-Day IL (shoulder), John Schreiber: 15-Day IL (side), Yu Chang: 10-Day IL (hand), Zack Kelly: 60-Day IL (elbow), Wyatt Mills: 60-Day IL (elbow), Adalberto Mondesi: 60-Day IL (knee), Trevor Story: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Yankees: Nestor Cortes Jr.: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Weber: 60-Day IL (forearm), Aaron Judge: 10-Day IL (toe), Greg Allen: 10-Day IL (hip), Carlos Rodon: 60-Day IL (forearm), Harrison Bader: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Ian Hamilton: 15-Day IL (groin), Jonathan Loaisiga: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lou Trivino: 60-Day IL (elbow), Frankie Montas: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Luis Gil: 60-Day IL (elbow), Scott Effross: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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