Yankees vs. Red Sox Probable Starting Pitching Matchup – August 20, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on August 19, 2023 - Last Updated on September 25, 2024

The Boston Red Sox (65-58) have an away game against the New York Yankees (60-63), who are coming off a seven-game losing streak. Sunday’s matchup starts at 1:35 PM ET. The probable pitchers are Clarke Schmidt (8-7) for the Yankees and Josh Winckowski (3-1) for the Red Sox.

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New York vs. Boston Pitcher Matchup Info

  • When: Sunday, August 20, 2023 at 1:35 PM ET
  • Where: Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, New York
  • How to Watch on TV: MLBN
  • Probable Pitchers: Schmidt – NYY (8-7, 4.76 ERA) vs Winckowski – BOS (3-1, 3.20 ERA)

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Yankees vs. Red Sox Starting Pitcher Stats (2023)

Schmidt Winckowski
24 GS 1
8-7 W-L 3-1
4.76 ERA 3.20
117.1 IP 64.2
33 BB 18
113 SO 57

Yankees Probable Starting Pitcher: Clarke Schmidt

  • In his last appearance on Monday against the Atlanta Braves, the righty threw 2 1/3 innings, allowing eight earned runs while surrendering nine hits.
  • The 27-year-old has an ERA of 4.76, with 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings, in 25 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .264 batting average against him.
  • Schmidt has collected three quality starts this year.
  • He has had five appearances this season in which he did not give up an earned run.
  • Schmidt’s team is 11-13-0 against the spread this season in his starts.
  • Out of Schmidt’s 24 starts with a total this season, nine have hit the over.

Schmidt’s Recent Performance

Opponent Date IP H R ER K BB
at Braves Aug. 14 2.1 9 8 8 3 2
at White Sox Aug. 8 5.1 4 1 1 7 1
vs. Astros Aug. 3 5.0 4 2 2 4 1
at Orioles Jul. 29 5.0 5 3 3 2 1
vs. Royals Jul. 21 5.2 5 3 3 2 1

Red Sox Probable Starting Pitcher: Josh Winckowski

  • The right-hander last pitched out of the bullpen on Thursday, when he threw two-thirds of an inning, giving up three earned runs while allowing four hits to the Washington Nationals.
  • He has an ERA of 3.20, a 3.17 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.407 in 44 games this season.
  • Winckowski has started just one game with a set spread, which the Red Sox failed to cover.
  • Winckowski’s lone start with a total this season went over.

Winckowski’s Recent Performance

Opponent Date IP H R ER K BB
at Nationals Aug. 17 0.2 4 3 3 0 0
at Nationals Aug. 15 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
vs. Royals Aug. 10 1.0 1 0 0 2 1
vs. Royals Aug. 9 1.0 0 0 0 2 0
vs. Royals Aug. 7 0.1 2 1 1 0 0

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