Brayan Bello pitched seven innings of three-hit ball, leading the Boston Red Sox to a 1-0 victory over the New York Yankees that clinched the season series between the longtime rivals.

Bednar has been mostly solid since arriving from Pittsburgh, but Doval has gotten off to a brutal start in The Bronx after coming over from San Francisco, while Bird was so bad he was quickly jettisoned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

The Boston Red Sox (69-59) and New York Yankees (69-58) meet Friday, as they continue a 4-game rivalry series in the Bronx. The opening pitch from Yankee Stadium is slated for 7:05 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.

NEW YORK (AP) — A squirrel ran onto the field during Friday night’s game between the Yankees and the Red Sox and caused a brief delay.

Fried has a 6.80 ERA over his last eight starts, which is the sixth-highest in baseball among pitchers with at least 30 innings pitched over that stretch. In his last time out, he had the worst outing of his short Pinstripes career, allowing seven earned runs on eight hits with two homers over five innings against the Cardinals.

The New York Yankees could look to reunite with star pitcher Michael King in free agency this coming offseason.

MLB season marches on with today's full slate of MLB games. There are plenty of marquee matchups set to take place on Friday night, including an AL East showdow