Friday Night Fights

We’ve got a series-defining Game 4 in the NBA Finals sandwiched between two of Major League Baseball’s greatest rivalries: Yankees vs. Red Sox and Giants vs. Dodgers.

And to top it off?
Each Friday night matchup features staff aces on the mound.
There’s no better way to kick off the weekend. Let’s dive in.

📺 Today's TV Games

  • ⚾ New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox – MLB Network
  • 🏀 Oklahoma City Thunder @ Indiana Pacers – ABC
  • ⚾ San Francisco Giants @ Los Angeles Dodgers – MLB Network

🎯 Pick 10 (7:10pm ET/4:10pm PT)

⚾ NY Yankees @ Boston

A rematch of last Saturday’s high-scoring affair, where Boston won 10–7 after jumping out to an 8–0 lead.
Ryan Yarbrough took the loss for New York, giving up 9 hits and 8 earned runs over 4 innings. Pitching in Fenway will be no easier tonight, but Garrett Crochet will have to deal with the same dimensions from the other side.

The Yankees will aim to stay close through the early innings before handing it to the bullpen. Meanwhile, the Red Sox will look to ride their ace—Crochet has pitched at least 6 innings in 5 of his last 7 starts—while tagging Yarbrough for some early runs.

  1. Ryan Yarbrough – Over/Under 4.5 strikeouts
  2. Aaron Judge – Over/Under 0.5 runs
  3. Cody Bellinger – Over/Under 1.5 hits+runs+RBIs
  4. Rafael Devers – Over/Under 1.5 hits+runs+RBIs
  5. Jarren Duran – Over/Under 0.5 runs
  6. Abraham Toro – Over/Under 0.5 strikeouts

⚾ San Francisco @ LA Dodgers

The first meeting of the season between these storied rivals features two staff aces.
Logan Webb continues to pitch well despite inconsistent run support from San Francisco’s offense. Meanwhile, Yoshinobu Yamamoto leads the Dodgers in ERA, wins, and strikeouts, and gets the benefit of one of MLB’s most dangerous lineups.

  1. Willy Adames – Over/Under 0.5 hits
  2. Jung Hoo Lee – Over/Under 0.5 strikeouts
  3. Yoshinobu Yamamoto – Over/Under 6.5 strikeouts
  4. Teoscar Hernandez – Over/Under 1.5 hits+runs+RBIs

🏆 Pick 5 Margin (8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT)

🏀 Oklahoma City @ Indiana

As mentioned yesterday—everything is on the line tonight.
This back-and-forth series has been all about momentum. After sneaking out a win in Game 1 and getting blown out in Game 2, Indiana responded in Game 3 with energy, better execution, and fewer turnovers. Their bench fed off the home crowd and finally held onto a lead for longer than 0.3 seconds.

That said, Oklahoma City hasn’t lost back-to-back games all postseason, and they haven’t dropped two straight in over two months (for what its worth, Indy hasn’t lost 2 in a row since early March). The Thunder will look to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to bounce back from a subdued Game 3 and for their starters to adjust and silence the crowd.

  1. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander – Points
  2. Chet Holmgren – Rebounds
  3. Tyrese Haliburton – Assists
  4. Pascal Siakam – Points
  5. Myles Turner – Rebounds