The Boston Red Sox (30-35) and New York Yankees (39-23) play the second game of their 3-game series Saturday. First pitch from Yankee Stadium is set for 7:35 p.m. ET (MLB Network). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the Red Sox vs. Yankees odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

The New York Yankees play against the Boston Red Sox in an MLB game tonight. Fans can watch this game for free online.

The Guardians surprised the Yankees 4-0 in the middle game Wednesday night, as RHP Luis Ortiz baffled New York with 5 2/3 scoreless innings with 7 strikeouts on 92 pitches, while the bullpen took over and tossed 3 1/3 innings of scoreless baseball with just 2 hits and no walks on 46 pitches.

Once again, New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge will skip the Home Run Derby this year, he told reporters Thursday. Judge won the Home Run Derby in 2017, his rookie year, and has not participated in it since. "Nope. Same answer," Judge told Newsday when asked about the Home Run Derby on Thursday. "Only if I'm talking about it here [in New York]."

As it turns out, maybe New York Yankees star Jazz Chisholm Jr. is better off at third base after all—and that could pose a slight change of plan for Aaron Judge's latest title chase. Chisholm opened the season as the Yankees' second baseman and hit the IL in early May batting .

His answer again was a hard "no," just as it has been every year since 2018, the year after Aaron Judge won the event his rookie year in 2017 in Miami. "Nope," Judge told Newsday with a smile. "Same answer.