BOSTON — Instant reactions as the Red Sox (37-36) punctuate their best series of the season with a crisp, 2-0 win over the Yankees to finish off a sweep as Brayan Bello dominates and the offense does just enough against ace Max Fried:

Its Monday, June 16 and the Angels (33-37) are in the Bronx to open a series against the Yankees (42-28). José Soriano is slated to take the mound for Los Angeles against Clarke Schmidt for New York.

The origin of Hunter Dobbins' hatred for the New York Yankees came into question this week, but that didn't stop the Boston Red Sox pitcher from dealing 6.0 scoreless innings against them on Saturday.

The New York Yankees (42-26) and Boston Red Sox (35-36) play the second game of a 3-game series Saturday at Fenway Park. First pitch is scheduled for 7:15 p.m. ET (FOX). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the Yankees vs. Red Sox odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

On the very first Carlos Rodón pitch a Red Sox batter saw, Rob Refsnyder hit a ball down the left-field line that just bounced on the line and went for a double. While Rodón then very nearly managed to work around that, Anthony Volpe’s throw to first on a two-out grounder skipped past Paul Goldschmidt, allowing Boston to strike first.

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Rafael Devers is now with the San Francisco Giants and most Boston Red Sox fans are furious. The three-time All-Star was traded Sunday evening right after the Red Sox had swept the New York Yankees at Fenway Park.

The Yankees suffered their first regular-season series sweep since last July as the Red Sox dominated at Fenway Park, with New York batters hitting just .160 against Boston pitching.