AL East *TOTAL ANNIHILATOR*
(MLB) NY Yankees vs. Boston,
Total: 8.50 | -105.00 Over
Result: Loss
Play: Under
Rating: 8*

Only one of the last seven head-to-head meetings between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox have gone over eight runs. With the teams battling with Baltimore for the AL East title, I expect another low-scoring game of playoff character tonight.

Eduardo Rodriguez (2-7, 4.70) takes the ball for Boston. The left-hander is 4-1 with a 1.88 ERA in six career starts against the Yankees, and they've all gone under the total. He's allowed three or fewer earned runs in eight of his last nine starts overall and the under is 13-3 in Rodriguez's last 16 starts vs. a team with a winning record.

The Yankees turn to Masahiro Tanaka (13-4, 3.04 ERA) who has yielded a total of three runs in 12 2/3 innings of work against the Red Sox this season. Tanaka has held opponents to two or fewer runs in each of his last five starts and the under is 6-2 in Tanaka's last eight starts vs. a team with a winning record.