NEW YORK - Anthony Volpe was in Aaron Boone's original plans for Saturday night's Yankees lineup against the Boston Red Sox. But after a consultation with the club's athletic training staff, the manager decided to keep the shortstop in a reserve role, due to lingering left elbow swelling.

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.