Red Sox vs Yankees Prediction, August 28, 2026 | Yankees moneyline
Patrick Sandoval vs Cam Schlittler at Yankee Stadium
Published August 28, 2026 · MLB Prediction Data Lab
The moneyline on Yankees at -149 is a run-prevention bet first. Patrick Sandoval projects 4.06 earned runs allowed across a 4.96-inning start plus relief; Cam Schlittler projects 2.54. The side that prevents more does not have to outslug anyone.
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The listed matchup
Boston Red Sox (73–60) at New York Yankees (75–58), Yankee Stadium, Bronx. Patrick Sandoval, a left-hander, is listed for the visitors. Cam Schlittler, a right-hander, is listed for the home club. Void the play if either listed starter is scratched.
| Side | Listed starter | Record | Park |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Sox | Patrick Sandoval | 73–60 | Yankee Stadium |
| Yankees | Cam Schlittler | 75–58 | Open, grass |
The two starters, measured per batter faced
Rate statistics expressed per nine innings reward pitchers who work deep. Expressing them as a share of batters faced removes that distortion. Patrick Sandoval has faced 184 hitters. Cam Schlittler has faced 627.
| Starter | BF | K% | BB% | K−BB | K/BB | Pitches/BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Sandoval | 184 | 22.3 | 9.8 | 12.5 | 2.28 | 3.65 |
| Cam Schlittler | 627 | 30.8 | 5.9 | 24.9 | 5.22 | 3.96 |
| Starter | W-L | ERA | IP | WHIP | K/9 | BB/9 | HR/9 | Opp AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Sandoval (L) | 1-2 | 4.54 | 39.2 | 1.76 | 9.30 | 4.08 | 1.13 | .323 |
| Cam Schlittler (R) | 11-6 | 2.16 | 158.0 | 0.96 | 10.99 | 2.11 | 0.80 | .199 |
Patrick Sandoval sits at a 4.54 ERA with a 1.76 WHIP and 18 walks in 39.2 innings. Cam Schlittler sits at a 2.16 ERA with a 0.96 WHIP and 37 walks in 158.0 innings. Walks stabilize faster than earned runs, so the walk column is the more trustworthy August reading.
Direction inside the season
Season aggregates hide the last month. These are the prior starts, excluding today's outing so the table does not leak a result into a published prediction.
| Patrick Sandoval — last starts | IP | ER | K | BB | H | HR | Pitches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-29 | 5.0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 92 |
| 2026-08-04 | 5.0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | — | 89 |
| 2026-08-11 | 6.0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | — | 84 |
| 2026-08-16 | 4.0 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 9 | — | 89 |
| 2026-08-22 | 5.2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 93 |
| Cam Schlittler — last starts | IP | ER | K | BB | H | HR | Pitches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-29 | 6.1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | — | 93 |
| 2026-08-03 | 3.0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 83 |
| 2026-08-09 | 7.0 | 1 | 11 | — | 3 | 1 | 96 |
| 2026-08-15 | 5.1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | — | 97 |
| 2026-08-21 | 6.0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | — | 96 |
The run environment, before the starters
Red Sox have scored 600 runs in 133 games (4.51 per game) with a .729 OPS. Yankees have scored 596 in 133 (4.48) with a .718 OPS. The pitching staffs have allowed 3.75 and 3.73 runs per game.
| Club | Record | R/G | OPS | Staff ERA | Staff WHIP | RA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Sox | 73–60 | 4.51 | .729 | 3.47 | 1.22 | 3.75 |
| Yankees | 75–58 | 4.48 | .718 | 3.24 | 1.18 | 3.73 |
Reassembling the buckets
Patrick Sandoval averages 4.96 innings per start. Cam Schlittler averages 5.85. Weight each starter's own earned run average across that length, then hand the remainder of the nine innings to his club's season staff rate. That is a conservative relief proxy — it mixes rotation and bullpen — and it is stated as a limitation, not hidden.
| Side | Starter IP | Starter ERA | Relief IP | Staff ERA | Projected ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Sox (Patrick Sandoval) | 4.96 | 4.54 | 4.04 | 3.47 | 4.06 |
| Yankees (Cam Schlittler) | 5.85 | 2.16 | 3.15 | 3.24 | 2.54 |
| Combined | 6.60 |
A combined 6.60 projected earned runs. Unearned runs are ignored. Neither starter hits his average length every night. The opposing lineups are not in the formula; they sit in the table above.
The park
Yankee Stadium is listed at 318 feet to left, 399 feet to left center, 408 feet to center, 385 feet to right center, 314 feet to right, on grass, open at 55 feet above sea level with a listed capacity of 47,309. Park dimensions do not decide a total by themselves. They decide whether a walk plus a ball in the air becomes two runs or a long out.
Where this reading is weakest
Moneyline edges this thin die when the length assumption fails. If the better starter is out in the fourth, the staff rate takes over and the partition no longer applies.
What would falsify it
A short outing from the starter on the backed side, or a crooked inning against the relief bucket that the partition treats as average, is the miss. The model is only as good as the length assumption of 4.96 and 5.85 innings.
The position
New York Yankees Moneyline at -149, 1.5 units. A price of -149 implies a 59.8% break-even. Grade it against this published number. If a listed starter is scratched, the play is void.
- New York Yankees Moneyline -149 · 1.5u
- Boston Red Sox Team Total Under 3.5 -135 · 1u
Who is on the mound?
Patrick Sandoval for Red Sox. Cam Schlittler for Yankees. Those names come from the MLB probable-pitcher feed, not from a guessed rotation.
Why use batters-faced rates instead of ERA?
Earned run average is a counting result. Strikeout and walk rates as a share of batters faced describe the process that produced it, and they stabilize on a smaller sample. Patrick Sandoval at 12.5 points of K−BB separation versus Cam Schlittler at 24.9 is the comparison ERA hides.
How is the pick graded?
Against the published price, on the public record. Pending is not a win. Today's full card lives at a stable URL: mlb-picks.html.
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