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New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox: Jameson Taillon vs. Michael Wacha
To settle a 1-1 series, New York Yankees takes on Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park at 7:00 PM ET on Sunday.
Jameson Taillon will go for New York (-139 to win), while Michael Wacha will go for Boston (+118).
The Yankees are sending Taillon (10-2), who has started 23 games this season, to the mound. He is 10-2 with a 3.95 earned run average and 104 strikeouts in 120 2/3 innings.
The right-handed pitcher’s last game was Tuesday against the Seattle Mariners, when he went 7 2/3 innings and gave up three hits and three earned runs.
The 30-year-old pitcher has appeared in 22 games so far this season, posting a 3.95 earned run average and 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings pitched. His opponents have a batting average of .241 when they hit against him.
In this game, Taillon hopes to have his eighth good start of the year.
New York’s overall record is 72-42, and their road record is 31-27. When the Yankees hit two or more home runs, they have won 42 of the 51 games they have played.
The battle On Sunday, these teams will meet for the 13th time this season. In the season series, the Yankees are ahead 7-5.
Aaron Judge has hit 46 home runs for the Yankees and has a slugging percentage of .684. Josh Donaldson is 11-for-37 with four doubles, two homers, and eight RBI in his last 10 games.
Matt Carpenter, Harrison Bader, Luis Severino, Miguel Castro, Giancarlo Stanton, Michael King, Chad Green, Stephen Ridings, and Zack Britton are injured for the Yankees.
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