Pregame analysis and predictions of the Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees MLB game to be played on August 21, 2025 on ESPN.

The Red Sox is a very young ballclub that wasn’t picked to be a contender, but they’re behind the Yankees in the standings. And they showed the Yanks in June how good they can be winning two of three at Yankee Stadium one weekend and sweeping three games at Fenway Park the next.

The Boston Red Sox (68-59) and New York Yankees (69-57) clash in the Thursday opener of a 4-game rivalry series in the Bronx. The first pitch from Yankee Stadium is slated for 7:15 p.m. ET (FOX). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the Red ...

Two teams with plenty still to prove. Here's why this week's Red Sox-Yankees series will have postseason implications.

Yankees, Red Sox open crucial 4-game AL East series On consecutive weekends in June, the New York Yankees dropped five of six games to the Boston Red Sox and were in the initial stages of a slide that eventually knocked them out of first place in the ...

For MLB insider Joel Sherman, he believes the four-game set is a “ real measuring stick ” for the Yankees for five reasons. The Red Sox are 41-24 at Fenway Park. So should the two teams meet in the Wild Card series, the Yankees would benefit by having the games in the Bronx and not in Boston.

The Red Sox haven't been to the postseason was in 2021, when they eliminated the Yankees in a one-game wild card, as per the playoff design then.