Yankees Bury Red Sox Again as Boston's Bats Go Silent in Bronx

Twenty-four hours after blanking Boston 9-0, the Yankees get another crack at a Red Sox lineup that couldn't score runs in a pinball arcade. DarkHorse is riding the Bronx Bombers again at Yankees ML -135, and frankly, the only surprise is that this number isn't uglier.

Yes, Aaron Judge is sidelined. Yes, Sonny Gray (2.72 ERA, 1.15 WHIP) can match Max Fried (2.80 ERA, 0.99 WHIP) on the mound. But pitching matchups don't exist in a vacuum, and Boston's offense is a dumpster fire — 1.6 runs per game over their last five, 2.14 on the road, with Jahmai Jones (.44 OPS), Jarren Duran (.63), and Isiah Kiner-Falefa (.63) littering the order. Roman Anthony's hand injury only makes matters worse.

Meanwhile, New York is averaging 5.0-6.4 runs over their last 10-15 games, with Ben Rice (.90 OPS) and Cody Bellinger (.77 OPS) picking up the slack. Fried's sub-1.00 WHIP against this corpse of a lineup is the clearest mismatch on the board. The market has this at 55.3% Yankees, but DarkHorse sees a few extra points of edge. Boston can't hit water falling out of a boat right now, and Fried will make sure they stay thirsty.