Getty Alex Rodriguez #13 of the New York Yankees looks on against the Seattle Mariners on July 1, 2009 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City. The Yankees defeated the Mariners 4-2. The Yankees have been one of the best teams in the MLB this season, so there is no question that they will head into the trade deadline as buyers.

The Rays own a Pythagorean record of 32-30 (the Yankees, meanwhile, are at 41-22) and have been getting what appear to be unsustainable results from their patchwork pitching staff, led by Nick Martinez and his 5.3 strikeouts per nine innings.

Aaron Judge has a stress fracture in a rib that will keep the slugging outfielder out of the lineup for the New York Yankees for a while. The Detroit Tigers have been without ace Tarik Skubal for more than a month,

New York Yankees (39-26, second in the AL East) vs. Cleveland Guardians (37-31, first in the AL Central) Cleveland; Tuesday, 6:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Gerrit Cole (1-1, 2.00 ERA, 0.89 WHIP,

The New York Yankees made a rather intriguing move late Friday, promoting right-handed catcher Ali Sanchez from Triple-A. The Yankees sent down lefty J.C. Escarra as a corresponding move, giving them a lefty/righty split of Austin Wells and Sanchez behind the plate.

Aaron Boone says Yankees need more imaging and clarity on Aaron Judge's injury, which has reportedly bothered him for the last couple of weeks.

The Boston Red Sox (27-35) and New York Yankees (37-26) finish their AL East series Sunday in New York, New York. First pitch from Yankee Stadium is scheduled for 1:35 p.m. ET. Let's analyze MLB odds around the Red Sox vs. Yankees odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.