The New York Yankees (48-31) and Boston Red Sox (32-46) begin a four-game series at Fenway Park Thursday night in their third meeting of the 2026 season, with the Yankees already holding a 4-1 edge in the season series. What many consider the greatest rivalry in sports looks a little different this year, with the Red Sox struggling through a disappointing season and Yankees captain Aaron Judge still sidelined with a rib injury.
Despite Judge’s absence, the Yankees remain the top team in the American League. Judge last played on May 31 in a win over the Athletics, but New York has still gone 12-8 in the 20 games he’s missed.
The Red Sox, meanwhile, are enduring a season to forget. Former manager Alex Cora was fired earlier this year, but the change hasn’t sparked a turnaround. Boston enters Thursday with the second-worst record in MLB and has lost 11 of its last 16 games, including a series loss to the Rockies, the league’s worst team, that concluded Wednesday afternoon.
While both teams are missing key contributors or have underperformed this season, Thursday night’s main attraction is Yankees right-hander Cam Schlittler taking the mound. The 25-year-old owns a sparkling 1.71 ERA and will face a young pitcher on the other side, as 24-year-old left-hander Connelly Early makes his 16th start of the season for Boston carrying a 3.64 ERA.
Yankees vs. Red Sox Current Odds
Although Thursday night’s matchup could turn into a pitchers’ duel, the Yankees are the better team and enter as road favorites at Hard Rock Bet Sportsbook with Schlittler on the mound:
- Moneyline: Yankees -150, Red Sox +125
- Run Line: Yankees -1.5 (+115), Red Sox +1.5 (-140)
- Total (Runs): Over 7.5 (-140), Under 7.5 (+100)
Yankees vs. Red Sox Predictions
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Yankees vs. Red Sox Best Bet: Cam Schlittler Under 1.5 Earned Runs
Cam Schlittler owns the lowest ERA among qualified American League starters and the second-lowest ERA in MLB behind only Milwaukee’s Jacob Misiorowski. He has thrown six starts with no earned runs this season and has allowed just one earned run in six others. The most earned runs Schlittler has surrendered in a start this year was four against Cleveland on June 2.
He’ll face a Red Sox lineup that has struggled to score consistently. Although Boston put up 13 runs in its series against Colorado, those games came against one of baseball’s weakest pitching staffs in the hitter-friendly environment of Coors Field. Entering Thursday, the Red Sox rank last in MLB in runs scored this season and are tied for the fourth-fewest runs scored during June.
Schlittler has already faced Boston twice this season, allowing just one earned run in each outing. At plus money, his Under 1.5 Earned Runs prop stands out as a strong value.
- Yankees vs. Red Sox Player Prop Pick for June 25: Cam Schlittler Under 1.5 Earned Runs (+115)
Top 5 Most-Bet Player Props for NYY-BOS
Yankees hitters and Schlittler are generating most of the action in player prop markets heading into first pitch, with no Red Sox player cracking the top 10 most-bet props:
- Paul Goldschmidt – Home Runs Over 0.5
- Ben Rice – Home Runs Over 0.5
- Cam Schlittler – To Record 5+ Strikeouts
- Paul Goldschmidt – To Record 1+ Hits
- Cam Schlittler – Strikeouts Over 6.5
Yankees vs. Red Sox Game Info
- š Where: Fenway Park, Boston, MA
- š Date: Thursday, June 25
- ā° First Pitch: 7:10 PM ET
- šŗš» TV/Streaming: MLB.TV, MLB Network
- ā¾ Probable Pitchers:
- Yankees: Cam Schlittler
- Red Sox: Connelly Early
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