MLB Betting: Yankees at Red Sox

The New York Yankees hope to avoid a sixth straight loss this season to the Boston Red Sox tonight when the teams open a three-game series at Fenway Park. (AP Images)"]

Boston hasn't won six in a row against New York in a single season since 1974. The Red Sox swept a three-game series at Fenway in April and then won a two-game set in the Bronx in May.

The Red Sox are batting .303 with eight homers and 14 doubles in the five games versus the Yankees, while New York's starting pitchers have compiled a 6.58 ERA.

The Yankees will send A.J. Burnett to the mound as he tries to win his third straight start. Burnett is 5-0 with a 3.52 ERA in nine starts against the -143 favored Red Sox.

Josh Beckett is 5-1 with a 4.34 ERA in his last seven starts against the Yankees. Get your MLB betting with the Bodog Sportsbook.