The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox 5-1 on Saturday, but I like Boston to earn a split of the four-game series with a win Sunday night.

Left-hander Chris Sale (15-6, 2.77 ERA) will take the ball for Boston. He's 0-2 in four starts against the Yankees despite posting a 2.12 ERA and striking out 44 through 29 2/3 innings of work. He's 4-3 with a 1.51 ERA in 14 career appearances (11 starts) against the Yankees and it's about time he gets rewarded for his superb pitching tonight.

The Yankees hand the ball to Luis Severino (11-6, 3.14 ERA). The right-hander is 1-1 with a 4.42 ERA in three starts against Boston on the season. They reached him for 10 runs in 4 1/3 innings last month and Severino is 1-4 with a 5.05 ERA in seven appearances (six starts) against the Red Sox throughout his career.

The Red Sox are 9-3 in their last 12 games following a loss while the Yankees are 2-5 in their last seven games following a win.

My selection is an 8* play on Boston Red Sox.