NEW YORK (Interstat) — Boston will visit the New York Yankees on Wednesday for Game 2 of their playoff series at Yankee Stadium II. The Red Sox are the visiting team, and the Yankees are the home team. Boston enters at 90-77, while New York is 97-70. The forecast for game time calls for 65°F.

Boston lists Sonny Gray (18-5) and Max Fried (5-5) as probable pitchers. Payton Tolle is a player to watch for the Red Sox. In his most recent start against the Yankees, Tolle allowed one earned run on five hits over 4 2/3 innings, with one walk and four strikeouts. Over his past four starts, he has struck out 28 batters in 22 1/3 innings while yielding four earned runs. He threw six scoreless innings with seven strikeouts against Kansas City and six innings with one earned run and 12 strikeouts at Baltimore. He also allowed two earned runs over 5 2/3 innings against Cleveland. Boston’s recent stretch includes a 4-3 home win over the Chicago Cubs and a 1-0 home victory over Cleveland, along with a 9-0 loss in the opener.

Ben Rice is a player to watch for New York. Rice went 4 for 5 with two home runs and six RBIs in the series opener. Over his last 10 games, he has five home runs and 11 RBIs. He had three hits, two homers and two RBIs against Tampa Bay, and two hits with a homer and two RBIs at Arizona. He also had a two-hit game against Baltimore. Rice has multi-hit games in four of his last 10 appearances. New York’s recent results include a 6-3 win over Baltimore and a 9-2 win over Tampa Bay, along with a 10-2 loss to Baltimore.

The teams split their 10 regular-season meetings. New York has won four of the past five, including a 9-0 victory in the series opener. New York leads the series 1-0 after the opener. The Yankees also posted wins of 16-1, 9-2 and 1-0 in that stretch, while Boston won 6-0 in one meeting. Boston has lost seven of its past 10 games, while New York has won six of its past 10. Boston is trying to avoid falling into a deep hole in the series, while New York is looking to take control.

Interstat’s game simulator projects Boston 6, New York 4. Interstat’s ELO system gives New York a 54.3 percent probability to win. New York has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5, and the over-under is 6.5.