Preview: N.Y. Yankees at Boston Red Sox BOSTON (Interstat) — The New York Yankees aim to bounce back from Thursday’s 4-2 loss to the Boston Red Sox when the rivals meet Friday at 7:10 p.m. at Fenway Park. The Yankees (48-31) have the best record in the American League, while the Red Sox (32-46) sit in last place in the AL East. Friday’s forecast calls for clouds and 74 degrees. Lefty Ryan Weathers (1-4, 5.52 ERA) starts for New York. He earned his first win Wednesday at Detroit, allowing one run over six innings with six strikeouts. But Weathers struggled in his lone start against Boston this season, giving up five runs in six innings in a 5-3 loss June 5. Left-hander Ranger Suarez (7-5, 3.86 ERA) goes for Boston. Suarez pitched well against the Yankees on June 7, allowing one run over 6¹/₃ innings in a 6-1 loss. He is coming off a no-decision Wednesday at Colorado, where he allowed two runs over six innings with nine strikeouts. Boston took the opener of this four-game series Thursday, winning 4-2. The Red Sox have lost four of five head-to-head meetings this season. New York won games April 21 (4-0), April 22 (4-1), April 23 (4-2) and June 7 (6-1). The Red Sox won June 5 (5-3). Yankees first baseman Paul Goldschmidt homered twice and drove in two runs Wednesday at Detroit. Red Sox center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela went 3-for-5 with an RBI and catcher Connor Wong homered and drove in two runs in Wednesday’s 8-6 loss at Colorado. New York is 7-3 in its last 10 games and 23-17 on the road. Boston is 3-7 in its last 10 and 16-24 at home. The Interstat game simulator projects a 6-3 Yankees win. New York is a -1.5 favorite on the run line, and the over/under is 8.5 runs. Following Friday, the teams play Saturday and Sunday at Fenway.