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Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees, 8-14-2020, Free MLB Picks And Predictions

Boston Red Sox (6-13) @ New York Yankees (12-6)

MLB Baseball: Friday, August 14, 2020 @ 7:05 PM (Yankees Stadium)

Colten Brewer (RHP,0-0, 3.60 ERA, 10 Ks) vs. Gerrit Cole (RHP, 3-0, 3.22 ERA, 26 Ks)

The Most Intense Rivalry In Sports Is Back In Bronx

Well, if you know about the New York Yankees–Boston Red Sox, then you know that tonight will be one filled with intensity.

The Yankees will be the home team tonight and they will be be welcoming the Red Sox to Yankees Stadium for a weekend series.

The Yanks are now 12-6 on the season and all they have been doing is hitting the baseball into the seats. On the opposition, the Red Sox are sitting toward the bottom of the American League East with a 6-13 record. Just to put things into perspective, the Baltimore Orioles(who aren’t normally postseason contenders), are currently holding a 10-7 record in third place in the A.L East and the Sox are in last place.

The Yanks will have the opportunity to watch another stellar performance unfold by Cole in pinstripes. Even though the Yankee ace recorded double digits in strikeouts for the first time as a Yankee in his last start, he believes that he is not in mid-season form as yet. That to me that he is has high expectation for himself. In his last start against the Rays, he whiffed 10 batters over 4 2/3 innings of work in a no-decision at Tropicana Field. According to Cole, he saw “good improvement” in the effort, which was his 26th consecutive start without logging a lost. The streak dated back to last season and is the fifth-longest in big league history.

The Yankee ace will be opposed by Colten Brewer. The Red Sox righty will be coming out the gate, as the Sox will tab him with a bullpen start. This will Brewer’s first career. He has pitched two innings; which resulted in him giving up two runs, over three appearances at Yankee Stadium.