The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox will renew their rivalry on Thursday, opening a four-game series at Yankee Stadium that has obvious playoff implications. The Yankees enter Thursday with a 1 ½ game lead over the Red Sox for the American League's top wild card spot.

Recently signed first baseman Nathaniel Lowe continues to make a good impression in his first few at-bats with the Red Sox.

The Boston Red Sox (68-59) and New York Yankees (69-57) clash in the Thursday opener of a 4-game rivalry series in the Bronx. The first pitch from Yankee Stadium is slated for 7:15 p.m. ET (FOX). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the Red Sox vs. Yankees odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

The Red Sox outfielder is batting .194 with a .236 on-base percentage and .252 slugging percentage in 28 games during the second half.

And according to MLB Insider Francys Romero, Chapman has made some personal history over the last nine games. Aroldis Chapman leads all relievers in ERA across MLB with a 1.15 mark. For the first time in his MLB career, he has 9 consecutive games without allowing a hit.

The Red Sox will recall Garcia from Triple-A Worcester prior to Thursday's game versus the Yankees, Katie Morrison-O'Day of MassLive.com reports. Wilyer Abreu (calf) is heading to the 10-day injured list,

The scheduled starters are Shota Imanaga (8-5) for the Chicago Cubs, and Quinn Priester (11-2) for the Milwaukee Brewers. These teams meet again after the Cubs took down the Brewers 4-3 yesterday. Colin Rea picked up the win for the Cubs (5.