About two hours before his team opened its series against the Yankees on Friday, Red Sox manager Alex Cora was asked to describe the state of the team. Garrett Crochet, who will be on the mound Saturday night when the American League East rivals continue their three-game series in New York, is among the exceptions for the Red Sox.

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.

Bregman said earlier this week that he is recovering from his right quad strain at “warp speed.” The post Alex Cora says Alex Bregman has begun running progression as he works toward Red Sox return appeared first on Boston.

The post Alex Bregman takes major step towards injury return for Red Sox appeared first on ClutchPoints. The Boston Red Sox have not had much to feel good about this season, as the team that was expected to fight for a playoff spot and possibly contend for the American League East title has fallen to fourth place in the division.