The Red Sox, meanwhile, have struggled this season, entering Saturday night with a 30-35 record and losers in three of their last 10 games. On the season, Boston is 17-16 at Fenway Park and 13-19 away from home. The Red Sox are fifth in the AL East, only ahead of the 25-37 Baltimore Orioles.

The Red Sox opened favorites to win the primetime game on Fox that features the Yankees starting southpaw Ryan Yarbrough, but it’s a pick’em at BetMGM as of early Saturday afternoon. Crochet has been utterly dominant for the Red Sox in one of their few bright spots during a disappointing season.

NEW YORK — Rookie Marcelo Mayer is not in Boston’s lineup Saturday against a left-handed starting pitcher. The Red Sox and Yankees will play the second game of their three-game series at 7:35 p.m. here at Yankee Stadium. It will be aired nationally on FOX.