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Trends - Green Bay at Washington

ATS Trends
Green Bay

Packers are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 Saturday games.
Packers are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games on grass.
Packers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall.
Packers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 vs. NFC.

Washington

Redskins are 10-4 ATS in their last 14 games overall.
Redskins are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games on grass.

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Green Bay

Over is 7-0 in Packers last 7 games overall.
Over is 4-0 in Packers last 4 games on grass.
Over is 7-0 in Packers last 7 vs. NFC.
Over is 4-0 in Packers last 4 road games.

Washington

Over is 6-0 in Redskins last 6 Saturday games.
Over is 8-2 in Redskins last 10 home games.
Over is 16-5 in Redskins last 21 vs. NFC.
Over is 21-7 in Redskins last 28 games overall.
Over is 19-7 in Redskins last 26 games on grass.

Head to Head

Home team is 3-1-1 ATS in their last 5 meetings.
Packers are 5-2-1 ATS in their last 8 meetings.
Favorite is 5-2-1 ATS in their last 8 meetings.

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Trends - N.Y. Jets at Detroit

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N.Y. Jets

Jets are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 road games.
Jets are 0-3-1 ATS in their last 4 Saturday games.

Detroit

Lions are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 home games.
Lions are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 Saturday games.
Lions are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games overall.
Lions are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games on fieldturf.

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N.Y. Jets

Under is 4-1 in Jets last 5 Saturday games.
Under is 8-3 in Jets last 11 road games.
Under is 5-2 in Jets last 7 games overall.

Detroit

Under is 6-1 in Lions last 7 Saturday games.
Under is 9-2 in Lions last 11 games overall.
Under is 9-2 in Lions last 11 games on fieldturf.
Under is 4-1 in Lions last 5 home games.

Head to Head
No trends available.

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Trends - Chicago at Arizona

ATS Trends
Chicago

Bears are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games overall.
Bears are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 road games.

Arizona

Cardinals are 9-4 ATS in their last 13 Saturday games.
Cardinals are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games overall.
Cardinals are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games on grass.
Cardinals are 4-11 ATS in their last 15 home games.

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Chicago

Over is 4-1 in Bears last 5 games on grass.

Arizona

Over is 7-0 in Cardinals last 7 games overall.
Over is 4-0 in Cardinals last 4 games on grass.
Over is 6-0 in Cardinals last 6 vs. NFC.
Under is 10-2 in Cardinals last 12 home games.

Head to Head

Over is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings.
Bears are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 meetings.

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Trends - Denver at San Francisco

ATS Trends
Denver

Broncos are 9-3 ATS in their last 12 Saturday games.
Broncos are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games on grass.

San Francisco

49ers are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 Saturday games.
49ers are 4-11 ATS in their last 15 games overall.
49ers are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 home games.

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Denver

Under is 4-1 in Broncos last 5 games overall.
Under is 4-1 in Broncos last 5 games on grass.
Under is 5-2 in Broncos last 7 road games.

San Francisco

Over is 4-0 in 49ers last 4 Saturday games.
Under is 20-8 in 49ers last 28 home games.

Head to Head
No trends available.

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Trends - L.A. Rams at Oakland

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L.A. Rams

Rams are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 road games.
Rams are 1-10-1 ATS in their last 12 games overall.
Rams are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 Saturday games.
Rams are 0-5-1 ATS in their last 6 games on grass.

Oakland

Raiders are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games.
Raiders are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games on grass.

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L.A. Rams

Over is 6-2 in Rams last 8 Saturday games.
Under is 35-15-1 in Rams last 51 road games.
Under is 19-9 in Rams last 28 games overall.

Oakland

Over is 20-6-2 in Raiders last 28 home games.
Over is 8-3 in Raiders last 11 games overall.
Over is 7-3 in Raiders last 10 games on grass.

Head to Head

Rams are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 meetings.

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Preview: Cardinals at Pirates

The St. Louis Cardinals are racking up the runs and the splurges are translating into victories. St. Louis has scored 11 runs in each of the first two of a four-game series while beating the host Pittsburgh Pirates and looks to win for the 11th time in 14 contests on Saturday in the third of four matchups between the clubs.

The Cardinals have tallied eight or more runs in eight of their past 12 games, and reached double digits five times during the stretch. Matt Carpenter, Paul DeJong and Tommy Pham all homered in Friday's 11-10 victory as St. Louis remained 1 1/2 games behind the first-place Chicago Cubs in the National League Central. Pittsburgh has dropped six straight decisions despite scoring 17 runs in the first two games of the series. Josh Harrison homered in both games to raise his total to a career-best 14 for the Pirates, who have fallen 6 1/2 games behind the Cubs.

TV: 4:05 p.m. ET, FSN Midwest (St. Louis), AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh

PITCHING MATCHUP: Cardinals RH Michael Wacha (9-5, 3.85 ERA) vs. Pirates RH Chad Kuhl (5-8, 4.64)

Wacha lost to the Atlanta Braves in his last outing when he gave up four runs and eight hits over five innings. The 26-year-old won seven of his previous eight decisions and gave up two or fewer runs in six of the victories. Wacha defeated the Pirates on April 19 when he gave up one run and four hits in 6 2/3 innings to improve to 4-2 with a 3.94 ERA in 12 career appearances (11 starts) against them.

Kuhl lost to the Toronto Blue Jays in his last turn when he gave up five runs (four earned) and four hits over five innings. The 24-year-old has struggled at home this season by going 3-4 with a 5.15 ERA in 12 starts at PNC Park. Kuhl is 0-2 with a 5.50 ERA in four career starts against St. Louis, including an 0-1 mark and 4.91 ERA in two 2017 outings.

WALK-OFFS

1. The Cardinals placed veteran RHP Adam Wainwright (elbow) on the 10-day disabled list and recalled RHP Mike Mayers from Triple-A Memphis.

2. Pittsburgh recalled LHP Steven Brault from Triple-A Indianapolis and placed LHP Wade LeBlanc (quadriceps) on the DL.

3. St. Louis 2B Kolten Wong (hip), who missed Friday's game, is 17-for-39 with one homer, 11 RBIs and 12 runs scored over his past 11 contests.

PREDICTION: Cardinals 9, Pirates 7

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Preview: Dodgers at Tigers

The Los Angeles Dodgers are bringing their special brand of dominance to the American League this weekend, and the Detroit Tigers are getting a look at just how good the National League’s best can be. The Dodgers will try to clinch another series win when they visit the Tigers in the second of a three-game set on Saturday.

Los Angeles improved to 51-9 over its last 60 games with an 8-5 win in Friday’s opener while welcoming back another powerful bat from the disabled list in Adrian Gonzalez. The former All-Star missed the last two months with a back injury but was activated off the disabled list in time for Friday’s contest and went 1-for-4 with a double, a sacrifice fly and a run scored as the Dodgers eased him back in the No. 7 spot in the lineup. The Tigers (53-68) are losers of five straight and 11 of their last 13 to tumble 15 games under .500 and out of the wild card race in the AL. Detroit will send its best to the mound on Saturday, when Michael Fulmer goes up against Los Angeles lefty Hyun-Jin Ryu.

TV: 4:05 p.m. ET, Fox Sports 1, SportsNet Los Angeles, FSN Detroit

PITCHING MATCHUP: Dodgers LH Hyun-Jin Ryu (4-6, 3.63 ERA) vs. Tigers RH Michael Fulmer (10-10, 3.78)

Ryu had a string of six straight starts allowing two or fewer earned runs come to an end against San Diego last Saturday, when he was reached for three runs and seven hits in five innings. The South Korea native went seven scoreless frames in each of his previous two appearances, surrendering a total of six hits and striking out 15. Ryu started at Detroit on July 8, 2014, and was knocked around for a career-high seven runs and 10 hits in 2 1/3 innings.

Fulmer (elbow) came off the 10-day disabled list on Monday at Texas and was knocked around for five runs on seven hits and three walks in five innings to suffer his fourth straight loss. The Oklahoma native issued a total of four walks over a span of six starts from June 29 to July 25 but handed out six free passes in 11 innings over his last two outings. Fulmer is seeing Los Angeles for the first time and is 2-1 with a 3.15 ERA in three career interleague starts.

WALK-OFFS

1. Tigers OF Justin Upton homered twice on Friday and posted 10 RBIs in his last seven games.

2. Dodgers 2B Logan Forsythe is 5-for-9 with six runs scored in his last three games.

3. Detroit placed RHP Anibal Sanchez (hamstring) on the 10-day DL Friday.

PREDICTION: Dodgers 5, Tigers 4

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Preview: Mariners at Rays

Nelson Cruz looks to follow up another big night and extend his hitting streak to 11 games as the Seattle Mariners aim for a fourth consecutive victory when they visit the struggling Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday. Cruz launched the longest home run in Tropicana Field history with a 482-foot blast as the Mariners rolled over the Rays 7-1 in the opener of a three-game series Friday night.

Cruz boasts 16 hits, including six homers, and 14 RBIs during his 10-game streak and reached 30 blasts for the fourth straight season - fifth overall - Friday as Seattle moved within one-half game of the American League’s second wild-card. Ariel Miranda hopes to duplicate his performance against Tampa Bay on June 4 when he pitched his first career complete game in a victory and will face Jake Odorizzi, who was pounded for eight runs (three earned) over 2 1/3 innings by the Mariners two days earlier. The Rays continue to struggle with the bats as they lost for the 11th time in 14 games Friday, scoring just 24 runs total during that stretch while going 8-for-82 with runners in scoring position. The good news for Tampa Bay was that center fielder Kevin Kiermaier returned to the lineup after missing more than two months with a hip injury, recording a double and scoring the lone run.

TV: 6:10 p.m. ET, ROOT Northwest (Seattle), FSN Sun (Tampa Bay)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Mariners LH Ariel Miranda (7-6, 4.75 ERA) vs. Rays RH Jake Odorizzi (6-6, 4.30)

Miranda is winless in his last seven starts, losing for the second time in that stretch Sunday when he allowed four runs over 4 2/3 innings against the Los Angeles Angels. The 28-year-old Cuban completed six innings just once in his last seven outings after accomplishing the feat eight of his first 17 starts in 2017. Daniel Robertson had a triple against Miranda when he gave up one run, four hits and issued one walk in the earlier meeting - his first versus the Rays.

Odorizzi battled to get through six innings Monday while permitting two runs on three hits and three walks but lost for the second straight time since returning from the disabled list. The 27-year-old Illinois native threw at least 110 pitches for the fifth time this season in his last start and did not complete seven innings in any of those. Danny Valencia is 3-for-10 with two homers versus Odorizzi, who is 1-2 with a 3.20 ERA in five career games against Seattle.

WALK-OFFS

1. Tampa Bay OF/DH Corey Dickerson is batting .211 since playing in the All-Star Game after he hit .312 in the first half.

2. Seattle 3B Kyle Seager returned from missing two games with a stomach virus Friday and became the 10th player in club history to reach 500 RBIs.

3. Rays C Wilson Ramos is 9-for-16 with two homers in his last five contests while teammate C Jesus Sucre has hit safely in five straight.

PREDICTION: Rays 5, Mariners 3

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Preview: Angels at Orioles

The Baltimore Orioles needed to make a statement this weekend as they go head-to-head against a fellow wild-card competitor, and Manny Machado did just that in the opener. Machado will try to follow up a three-homer performance when the Orioles host the Los Angeles Angels in the second of a three-game series on Saturday.

Two of the brightest young stars in baseball are going up against each other in the series, and Mike Trout gave the Angels a 7-4 lead with a two-run blast in the fifth inning of Friday’s opener. Machado responded with a solo shot in the bottom of that inning - his second of the night - before clubbing a walk-off grand slam to hand Baltimore a 9-7 victory. The loss dropped Los Angeles into a tie for the second AL wild card spot with the Minnesota Twins while the Orioles climbed within two games of the Angels and Twins. Baltimore will try to knock another game off its deficit behind Kevin Gausman on Saturday while Los Angeles counters with J.C. Ramirez.

TV: 7:05 p.m. ET, FSN West (Los Angeles), MASN (Baltimore)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Angels RH J.C. Ramirez (10-10, 4.26 ERA) vs. Orioles RH Kevin Gausman (9-8, 5.08)

Ramirez's worst start among his last eight outings came at home against Baltimore on Aug. 7, when he was ripped for six runs and eight hits in seven innings to suffer the loss. The Nicaragua native, who tossed eight scoreless innings against Philadelphia on Aug. 2, notched only two strikeouts against the Orioles. Ramirez was mildly better at Seattle last Saturday, when he yielded three runs on seven hits in five innings and did not factor in the decision.

Gausman has been one of the few bright spots on the Baltimore staff over the last month and surrendered two or fewer runs in five of his last six outings. The lone outlier in that group came at Los Angeles on Aug. 9, when he was knocked around for four runs and eight hits in 5 1/3 frames. Gausman bounced back at Seattle on Monday, yielding two runs and six hits in seven innings to get back into the win column.

WALK-OFFS

1. Orioles SS Tim Beckham went 2-for-5 on Friday - his 12th multi-hit game in 17 since joining the team at the trade deadline.

2. Los Angeles RF Kole Calhoun homered in back-to-back games after going 17 straight without a blast.

3. Baltimore OF Anthony Santander made his major-league debut on Friday and singled to kick off the ninth-inning rally.

PREDICTION: Orioles 8, Angels 2

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Preview: Diamondbacks at Twins

Byron Buxton is figuring things out at the plate for the Minnesota Twins, who hope to see more from their young outfielder when they continue a three-game interleague series with the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday. The 23-year-old Buxton homered, tripled and doubled in a 10-3 win to begin the set Friday night and is batting .464 with three long balls during an eight-game hitting streak.

Minnesota has won nine of 12 to move into a tie with the Los Angeles Angels for the second wild card in the American League, while the Diamondbacks hold down the same spot in the NL but with a four-game cushion over St. Louis. Arizona hopes to have slugger J.D. Martinez back in the lineup after he was scratched Friday due to an illness. Despite the loss, the Diamondbacks possess an 11-4 record in interleague action and ace Zack Greinke has been one of the catalysts by going 3-0 with a 0.65 ERA in four starts against AL teams. He'll get the nod Saturday opposite fellow right-hander Jose Berrios for the Twins.

TV: 7:10 p.m. ET, FSN Arizona, FSN North (Minnesota)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Diamondbacks RH Zack Greinke (14-5, 3.01 ERA) vs. Twins RH Jose Berrios (10-5, 4.27)

Greinke spun 6 2/3 scoreless innings while fanning nine to defeat Houston his last time out. It was the fifth straight start in which he has finished at least six innings and left him one win shy of tying Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers for the lead in the National League. Greinke saw plenty of the Twins from his days in Kansas City and has struggled at Target Field, going 1-3 with a 4.74 ERA in Minneapolis.

Berrios gave up five runs in five innings two turns ago and followed that up with a dismal outing at Detroit, although he did not factor in the decision in a wild 12-11 loss. The former first-round pick gave up six runs in 3 1/3 innings and failed to strike out a single batter for the second time in his career. Berrios sports a 2.89 ERA in five career interleague starts.

WALK-OFFS

1. Minnesota placed DH/OF Robbie Grossman on the 10-day disabled list with a broken left thumb and recalled C Mitch Garver from Triple-A Rochester.

2. Diamondbacks 1B Paul Goldschmidt has hit safely in eight consecutive games and has 21 RBIs over a span of 19 contests.

3. Twins LF Eddie Rosario also has an eight-game hitting streak (.441) after recording three hits Friday.

PREDICTION: Diamondbacks 5, Twins 4

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Preview: Reds at Braves

Julio Teheran authored the best start of his shaky season in a most unlikely venue - Coors Field - in his last start, so the Atlanta Braves hope their veteran right-hander can build off that outing entering Saturday’s home contest against the Cincinnati Reds. Teheran has been awful at SunTrust Park, going 1-8 with a 7.07 ERA in the first season at Atlanta’s new home stadium, but held Colorado to four hits in seven scoreless innings of a no-decision Monday.

The Reds hit three homers in Friday’s 5-3 victory and have 176 longballs on the season, on pace to break the franchise record for most homers in a season (222 in 2005). Cincinnati lost All-Star shortstop Zack Cozart to an injury after he was hit in the left shin with a pitch in the seventh inning. Atlanta center fielder Ender Inciarte has recorded at least one hit in 20 of his past 21 games, finishing 2-for-5 on Friday. The Braves have lost 21 of their past 30 games since reaching .500 on July 16.

TV: 7:10 p.m. ET, FSN Ohio (Cincinnati), FSN South (Atlanta)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Reds RH Robert Stephenson (0-4, 6.64 ERA) vs. Braves RH Julio Teheran (7-10, 4.98)

Stephenson, who primarily has worked out of the bullpen this season, makes his fourth start. The 24-year-old actually has a better ERA as a starter (5.28) than a reliever (7.43), but has walked 11 in 15 1/3 innings during his three starting assignments. Stephenson, who pitched two scoreless innings of relief in his last appearance Sunday at Milwaukee, gave up one run on two hits over a season-high 5 2/3 innings in his last start Aug. 2 at Pittsburgh in a no-decision.

Teheran has not won at home since beating San Diego in the home opener on April 14, and has surrendered eight runs on 11 hits in 10 innings in his past two home starts. The 26-year-old has surrendered 28 homers in 24 starts - 15 in 62 1/3 innings at home, where he has surrendered a .287 opponents batting average and a 1.59 WHIP. Teheran beat the Reds on June 4 in Cincinnati despite giving up seven runs on 11 hits in five innings, but is 2-6 since that outing.

WALK-OFFS

1. The Braves are expected to activate LF Matt Kemp (hamstring) from the disabled list for Saturday’s game.

2. Cincinnati closer RHP Raisel Iglesias converted his 23rd save in 24 chances Friday, the fourth consecutive outing in which he has recorded a save.

3. Atlanta placed OF Danny Santana on the disabled list Friday with a strained left quadriceps, recalling 2B Micah Johnson from Triple-A Gwinnett.

PREDICTION: Braves 7, Reds 6

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Preview: Marlins at Mets

Giancarlo Stanton's power binge has taken a brief break but the wins keep piling up for his Miami Marlins, who continue a three-game series at the New York Mets on Saturday. Stanton, who recently homered in six straight games to boost his MLB-leading total to 44, has been kept in the park in two consecutive contests but has scored a run in each affair to help the Marlins stay hot.

They've won six of seven overall and are within two games of .500 (59-61) for the first time since they were 12-14 on May 3. J.T. Realmuto's two-run homer was the big blow in Miami's 3-1 win Friday night, which marked the seventh time in the last eight games that the club has held an opponent to three runs or fewer. The Mets' five-game losing streak is two shy of matching their longest skid of the year and their aggressive rebuild continued late Friday with word that veteran outfielder Curtis Granderson was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers for a player to be named later or cash considerations. New York has shipped away three of its top four home run hitters - along with second baseman Neil Walker and setup man Addison Reed - since July 27.

TV: 7:10 p.m. ET, FSN Florida (Miami), WPIX (New York)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Marlins RH Vance Worley (2-2, 4.97 ERA) vs. Mets RH Rafael Montero (1-8, 5.80)

Worley will be making his ninth start of the season for the Marlins, who have won each of his last six starts. After allowing one run in a total of 13 innings over two outings to begin the month, the 29-year-old let up three runs and a season-high eight hits in four frames against Colorado on Sunday. Worley threw two scoreless innings of relief against the Mets in June at home, but he has an 8.36 ERA in four career games (three starts) at Citi Field.

Montero is coming off a solid outing in the Subway Series with the Yankees, who managed just two runs in six innings against him on Monday. A native of the Dominican Republic, Montero has given up eight home runs in 26 1/3 innings over his last five appearances. He was rocked for five runs in 3 2/3 innings of his first start of the year May 5 against Miami, and the 26-year-old has allowed 26 hits and 17 walks in 21 2/3 innings in his career versus the Marlins.

WALK-OFFS

1. Stanton has 20 homers in 50 career games at Citi Field.

2. Mets LF Yoenis Cespedes went 0-for-4 on Friday and is hitless in nine at-bats over the last three games.

3. Marlins RHP Brad Ziegler has converted all five of his save opportunities while tossing seven scoreless innings in August.

PREDICTION: Marlins 6, Mets 4

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Preview: Yankees at Red Sox

The Boston Red Sox are making the New York Yankees rethink their bullpen structure as they pull away in the American League East. The Red Sox will try to push the lead to six games in the division when they host the Yankees in the second of a three-game set on Saturday.

New York looked like it would pick up a game in the standings after taking a 6-3 lead in the seventh inning on Friday, but Chad Green and Tommy Kahnle combined to allow four runs in the bottom of the seventh before star closer Aroldis Chapman surrendered two more runs in the eighth in a 9-6 loss. Chapman allowed two earned runs in each of his last three appearances, including during a home loss to Boston on Sunday. The Yankees still own the first AL wild card spot and hold a healthy 3 1/2-game over the second-place Los Angeles Angels and Minnesota Twins. New York faces a tough task in bouncing back on Saturday, when the Red Sox send ace Chris Sale up against CC Sabathia.

TV: 7:10 p.m. ET, MLB Network, YES (New York), NESN (Boston)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Yankees LH CC Sabathia (9-5, 4.05 ERA) vs. Red Sox LH Chris Sale (14-4, 2.51)

Sabathia went on the DL with pain in his right knee after a three-inning start at Toronto on Aug. 8 but is back in time to face the team against which he delivered some of his best performances of the season. The burly veteran held Boston scoreless over eight innings at home on June 7 and scattered two hits and five walks over six scoreless frames at Fenway Park on July 16. Sabathia was not nearly as strong in his three starts prior to hitting the DL, allowing a total of 12 runs in 13 1/3 innings.

Sale surrendered one or no runs in five of his last six starts and is well on his way to his first AL Cy Young Award. The Florida native still has yet to notch his first win against New York this season despite posting a 1.19 ERA in three starts. Sale struck out 12 at New York on Sunday - his 16th double-digit strikeout performance of the season - and yielded just one run and four hits in seven frames but was held out of the decision in a game the Red Sox won in 10 innings.

WALK-OFFS

1. Red Sox LF Andrew Benintendi hit safely in each of the last 11 games.

2. New York RF Aaron Judge tied the major-league record by striking out for the 35th straight game on Friday.

3. Boston 3B Rafael Devers is 11-for-26 with four homers, eight RBIs and seven runs scored during a seven-game hitting streak.

PREDICTION: Red Sox 6, Yankees 1