If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Saturday when the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees meet at Yankee Stadium.
The Red Sox will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Justin Masterson in this game. Masterson has a 4-2 record and a 3.75 ERA this season.
The Yankees will counter Masterson with Mike Mussina. Righthander Mussina has a 3.87 ERA to go along with a 10-6 record this season.
The baseball betting odds currently have the Yankees listed as 140-moneyline favorites versus the Red Sox, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
The Red Sox won a rain-delayed game over the Yankees by a score of 6-4 as -125 favorites on Friday. The combined 10 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9.5). The best news in the tough economic times has been the success that the top sports handicappers have had with their version of "offshore drilling" as all the elite handicappers are on winning streaks for the ages. Get more details at the home page of OffshoreInsiders.com
Mike Lowell hit a three-run homer and finished with four RBIs for the Red Sox. Josh Beckett allowed three earned runs over six innings for the win.
Alex Rodriguez went 2-for-4 at the plate with two RBIs for the Yankees, who were +115 underdogs. Darrell Rasner suffered the loss after giving up six runs off 10 hits over five innings in the loss.
Current streak:
Team records:
Boston most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing NY Yankees are 6-4
After playing NY Yankees are 7-3
After a win are 5-5
New York most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing Boston are 6-4
After playing Boston are 3-7
After a loss are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
Boston is 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing NY Yankees
Boston is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Boston is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
NY Yankees are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games when playing Boston
NY Yankees are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games at home
NY Yankees are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games
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NY Yankees home to
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