Red Sox vs Yankees Prediction, September 29, 2026 | Yankees moneyline
Payton Tolle vs Cam Schlittler at Yankee Stadium
Published September 29, 2026 · MLB Prediction Data Lab
The moneyline on Yankees at -135 is a run-prevention bet first. Payton Tolle projects 3.22 earned runs allowed across a 5.72-inning start plus relief; Cam Schlittler projects 2.40. The side that prevents more does not have to outslug anyone.
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The listed matchup
Boston Red Sox (0–0) at New York Yankees (0–0), Yankee Stadium, Bronx. Payton Tolle, 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 | Payton Tolle | 0–0 | Yankee Stadium |
| Yankees | Cam Schlittler | 0–0 | 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. Payton Tolle has faced 603 hitters. Cam Schlittler has faced 761.
| Starter | BF | K% | BB% | K−BB | K/BB | Pitches/BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payton Tolle | 603 | 28.4 | 6.6 | 21.7 | 4.28 | 3.78 |
| Cam Schlittler | 761 | 31.4 | 6.4 | 25.0 | 4.88 | 4.00 |
| Starter | W-L | ERA | IP | WHIP | K/9 | BB/9 | HR/9 | Opp AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payton Tolle (L) | 9-6 | 3.03 | 148.2 | 1.10 | 10.35 | 2.42 | 0.91 | .222 |
| Cam Schlittler (R) | 14-6 | 1.95 | 193.2 | 0.92 | 11.11 | 2.28 | 0.74 | .185 |
Payton Tolle sits at a 3.03 ERA with a 1.10 WHIP and 40 walks in 148.2 innings. Cam Schlittler sits at a 1.95 ERA with a 0.92 WHIP and 49 walks in 193.2 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.
| Payton Tolle — last starts | IP | ER | K | BB | H | HR | Pitches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 | 5.1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 97 |
| 2026-08-31 | 5.2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 96 |
| 2026-09-06 | 6.0 | 1 | 12 | — | 4 | — | 91 |
| 2026-09-13 | 6.0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | — | 96 |
| 2026-09-22 | 5.2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | — | 91 |
| Cam Schlittler — last starts | IP | ER | K | BB | H | HR | Pitches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-02 | 8.0 | 1 | 9 | — | 2 | 1 | 99 |
| 2026-09-08 | 7.0 | 1 | 10 | — | 3 | 1 | 96 |
| 2026-09-13 | 6.0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | 94 |
| 2026-09-19 | 6.0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | 98 |
| 2026-09-24 | 3.0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | — | 70 |
The run environment, before the starters
Red Sox have scored 689 runs in 162 games (4.25 per game) with a .716 OPS. Yankees have scored 739 in 161 (4.59) with a .720 OPS. The pitching staffs have allowed 3.77 and 3.73 runs per game.
| Club | Record | R/G | OPS | Staff ERA | Staff WHIP | RA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Sox | 0–0 | 4.25 | .716 | 3.54 | 1.23 | 3.77 |
| Yankees | 0–0 | 4.59 | .720 | 3.24 | 1.17 | 3.73 |
Reassembling the buckets
Payton Tolle averages 5.72 innings per start. Cam Schlittler averages 5.87. 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 (Payton Tolle) | 5.72 | 3.03 | 3.28 | 3.54 | 3.22 |
| Yankees (Cam Schlittler) | 5.87 | 1.95 | 3.13 | 3.24 | 2.40 |
| Combined | 5.61 |
A combined 5.61 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 46,537. 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 5.72 and 5.87 innings.
The position
Yankees ML at -135, 1.5 units. A price of -135 implies a 57.4% break-even. Grade it against this published number. If a listed starter is scratched, the play is void.
- Yankees ML -135 · 1.5u
Who is on the mound?
Payton Tolle 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. Payton Tolle at 21.7 points of K−BB separation versus Cam Schlittler at 25.0 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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