The Boston Red Sox host the New York Yankees on June 27, 2026. First pitch from Fenway Park is scheduled for 1:10 p.m. EDT. The game will be broadcast on ABC.
The Yankees are -120 on the moneyline and -1.5 on the run line. The Red Sox are +102 on the moneyline and +1.5 on the run line. The total is set at 8.5 runs.
Find my MLB picks and Yankees vs Red Sox prediction below, as well as probable pitchers, weather report, and more.
Yankees vs Red Sox Prediction
- Yankees vs Red Sox NRFI
- Jasson Domínguez Over 1.5 HRR
Yankees vs Red Sox Odds
| Yankees Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
-1.5 +136 | 8.5 -124o / 102u | -120 |
| Red Sox Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
+1.5 -164 | 8.5 -124o / 102u | +102 |
Yankees vs Red Sox Probable Pitchers
| RHP Gerrit Cole (NYY) | Stat | LHP Jake Bennett (BOS) |
|---|---|---|
| 2-2 | W-L | 1-3 |
| 0.4 | fWAR (FanGraphs) | 0.9 |
| 3.62 / 3.31 | ERA / xERA | 3.71 / 2.50 |
| 4.25 / 4.41 | FIP / xFIP | 2.61 / 3.42 |
| 14.7% | K-BB% | 16.0% |
| 31.6% | GB% | 54.7% |
| .261 | BABIP | .312 |
| 101 | Stuff+ | 91 |
| 101 | Location+ | 116 |
Yankees vs Red Sox MLB Betting Preview
Story: Yanks’ Youngster to Shine on Saturday Afternoon
The Red Sox will host their rival, the New York Yankees, on Saturday night in what will be the second of a three-game homestand at Fenway Park in Boston.
Below, I will break down this divisional clash and further provide a “same-game-parlay” (SGP) betting angle that you can take when wagering on Saturday afternoon’s matchup.
Yankees vs Red Sox NRFI
25-year-old left-hander Jake Bennett will take the mound for Boston, while the Yankees will trot out righty veteran Gerrit Cole in what sets up to be a phenomenal pitching matchup on Saturday afternoon.
The Sox lefty is having a stellar rookie campaign, pitching in the Major Leagues thus far, with Bennett having recorded a 3.71 ERA on the season across nearly 27 frames on the bump.
Boston’s rookie has been unbelievably efficient as well, with the Sox youngster having recorded an exceptional 1.13 WHIP across his first five outings to kick off the 2026 season.
While Bennett’s form on the mound has been relatively inconsistent, the Red Sox left-hander is fresh off an exceptional outing on Monday afternoon versus the Rockies, entering this contest fresh off an absolute gem of a start on the bump.
Despite pitching at the most hitter-friendly ballpark in all of baseball, Colorado’s Coors Field, where the significantly lower air density plays into hitters' advantage, Bennett dealt six scoreless frames whilst fanning nine hitters (Ks).
Like Bennett, the Yankees’ Gerrit Cole enters Saturday afternoon’s divisional showdown in some rather promising form as well.
Following his return to action from the 15-day IL after having suffered a major elbow injury that required him to undergo Tommy John Surgery, New York’s right-hander has recorded a quality start (QS) in three of his first six appearances to kick off his 2026 campaign.
Given the elite form of both starting pitchers heading into Saturday’s contest, I favor backing for there to be no runs scored in the first inning (NRFI), which should provide a solid foundation as the front leg of our SGP.
Jasson Domínguez Over 1.5 HRR
If you have read any of my previous SGP articles for the ‘Action Network’, you would know that I typically favor pairing two negatively correlated wagers in order to extract maximum value for our parlay’s odds
In this case, I favor backing a hitter to find success at the plate on Saturday afternoon, which should, in turn, increase the overall value of our SGP, given its inverse relationship with no runs being scored in the first inning of the game.
That said, I will be looking to target Yankees’ OF Jasson Domínguez to exceed his 1.5 HRR (Hits + Runs + RBIs) mark as the second leg of our SGP.
Domínguez is remarkably dynamic, with immense raw power and bat speed on both sides of the plate.
Despite the Sox rookie’s promising form on the mound thus far heading into Saturday’s contest, I expect New York’s switch-hitting slugger to match up very well with Boston’s young left-hander.
Given the Yankees’ 23-year-old’s far superior splits when matched up with right-handed pitchers, it is quite evident he will bat righty on Saturday versus the Sox lefty.
While Bennett’s changeup has been known to give right-handed batters fits, Domínguez thrives against off-speed pitches, with a changeup being his favorite of the bunch.
Jasson was a highly touted prospect renowned for his ability to generate immense power on breaking pitches, with a changeup as his preferred pitch to hit for heavy contact.
Given Domínguez’s uncanny ability to launch hanging off-speed pitches, I expect the Yanks’ OF to find success versus Bennett’s off-speed heavy pitching arsenal. New York’s switch-hitting youngster to exceed his 1.5 HRR mark should round out our Saturday SGP quite nicely.
Yankees vs Red Sox SGP
- Yankees vs Red Sox NRFI
- Jasson Domínguez Over 1.5 HRR
