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 Sunday night the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox wind up their much hyped series at Boston’s Fenway Park in the rubber game of a three-game set. The Yankees send left-hander Andy Pettitte (3-4, 2.53) to the mound to face right-hander Josh Becket undefeated at 8-0 with an ERA of 2.65. The game, to be televised by ESPN, will get underway with first-pitch at 8 p.m. ET.
Oddsmakers at Bodog.com see the Red Sox as the favorite at -153 and a total of 9 ½ runs. The Red Sox on the run line are getting +135 juice while the Yankees are expected to keep the game close in this pitching duel at -155. Pettitte has a career record of 14-6 with an ERA of 3.10 in 26 games against the Red Sox. He has faced the Red Sox twice this season where he has split one win and one loss. Beckett is the owner of a 7-5 win over the Yankees in April. Boston is 6-2 SU in it last eight games and the total has gone OVER in six of Boston’s last nine games. The Red Sox are 10-4 SU in their last 14 games at home and 9-4 SU in their last 13 games when playing the New York Yankees.
The Yankees are 2-6 SU in their last eight games and are 306 SU in their last nine road games. The total has gone UNDER in 11 of New York’s last 16 games on the road. The Yankees took game-one on Friday with Chien-Ming Wang getting a win in the teams 9-5 victory. Tim Wakefield was credited with the Boston loss. Boston bounced back in Saturday’s game-two taking an 11-6 win set up by a five run seventh inning. Hideki Okajima was credited with his first major-league win. |
