YANKEES @ RED SOX *BASE BRAWLER*

The New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox will open a three-game set at Fenway Park Tuesday night. The Red Sox recorded an eighth straight victory Sunday while the Yankees fell to 4-5 with a 12-inning loss to Baltimore in the Bronx their last time out.

Here the Yankees hand the ball to Luis Severino (2-0, 1.38 ERA) who has had an excellent start to the year. Severino went 2-1 with a 3.33 ERA in four starts against Boston last season but I still think he'll find it tough to outduel Red Sox left-hander Chris Sale (0-0, 0.82 ERA). Sale went 0-3 in five outings against the Yankees in his first season with Boston despite a solid 2.65 ERA. He was 4-1 against New York while with the Chicago White Sox and the Red Sox red hot bats should give him more support in this contest.

8* play on Boston Red Sox.