T.M. Selection: New York Yankees.

I like the New York Yankees to win this game against the Boston Red Sox on Friday. The Yankees haven't looked really good in their games lately, losing 2 games in a row and 7/8 of their previous 8 games. They have been in a huge slump but I think they are going to break out of their funk here and get a win. The Red Sox haven't looked any better in their games lately, losing 4/5 of their previous 5 games and they have also been in a huge slump over the last 2 weeks. Their offense hasn't looked great in their games lately and I don't see them putting up a ton of runs in this game. They have been struggling with their pitching for a while now and I expect that to continue being an issue in this game. The Yankees may be in a slump but they still have one of the best offenses in the league and I expect them to step up here and beat their rival here. Domingo Germán (1-2, 5.09 ERA) is up for the Yankees here and he has only made 2 starts this year due to his injury which kept him out a majority of the year, but he has looked a lot better in his previous 3 starts since blowing up in that 1st one. He gave up 5 runs in his 1st start back but he hasn't given up more than 2 runs in 3 starts in a row now, and he has pitched 5 innings in all of those games. I think he is going to continue getting better in his starts and I expect him to pitch a good game here as he shuts down the struggling Red Sox lineup. Nathan Eovaldi (5-3, 4.23 ERA) is up for the Red Sox here and he hasn't looked great in his starts lately. He has given up 4+ runs in 3/4 of his previous 4 starts now and he has given up 3+ runs in both of his starts against the Yankees this year. He has been unravelling in his starts lately and I expect the Yankees to take advantage of him here for some runs in this game. The Red Sox bullpen has also been terrible and I see them getting beat up by these bats. I like the yankees to bounce back here and win this game.

T.M. Prediction: 7-3 Yankees.