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# STARTING PITCHERS — Boston Red Sox @ New York Yankees
Slate date: 2026-06-05
Generated: 2026-08-06 11:48:16 AM ET — all data is as of this moment
Source: MLB Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com) | Packaged by PNN Game Packs
Depth: last 3 completed game(s) per team and last 3 start(s) per probable starter
Size: ~588 tokens (est., chars/4)
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## GAME DETAILS
- First pitch: 7:05 PM ET
- Venue: Yankee Stadium (night game)
- Series: Regular Season, game 1 of 2
- Status: Final — Boston Red Sox 5, New York Yankees 3 (at generation time)
- Away: Boston Red Sox [BOS] — record 27-35 (.435)
    Probable starter: Sonny Gray — 14-2, 2.78 ERA, 119.2 IP, 106 K / 32 BB, 1.15 WHIP (21 GS)
    Last 3 starts (most recent first):
      2026-08-05 vs Chicago White Sox (W): 6.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, 83 pitches
      2026-07-30 @ Athletics (W): 7.0 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 97 pitches
      2026-07-25 vs Toronto Blue Jays (L): 5.0 IP, 10 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 1 HR, 75 pitches
      Last 3 starts: 18.0 IP, 9 ER (4.50 ERA), 16 K / 4 BB, 1.33 WHIP
- Home: New York Yankees [NYY] — record 37-26 (.587)
    Probable starter: Ryan Weathers — 5-7, 3.79 ERA, 121.0 IP, 132 K / 34 BB, 1.22 WHIP (22 GS)
    Last 3 starts (most recent first):
      2026-08-04 vs St. Louis Cardinals (W): 6.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 88 pitches
      2026-07-30 @ Chicago White Sox (ND): 7.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 106 pitches
      2026-07-25 @ Philadelphia Phillies (W): 5.2 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, 97 pitches
      Last 3 starts: 18.2 IP, 1 ER (0.48 ERA), 17 K / 5 BB, 0.96 WHIP

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