Yankees (24-18) +125, o/u 9 ½ at Red Sox (25-16), 7 p.m. Eastern, ESPN
by Ultimatecapper.com Baseball Writers
The banged-up New York Yankees visit Beantown this week for a three-game series with the first-place Red Sox beginning Monday night.
The Red Sox lead the AL East by 1 ½ games over the second-place Yankees.
The Yankees have lost 3 of their last 4 games, while the Red Sox have won 4 of their last 6.
The Yanks won the season series with the Sox 10-9 last year, the over/under going 10-7-2. Boston has taken 3 of 4 games from New York this year, the o/u going 2-2.
New York is 10-10 on the road this season, 1-3 as underdogs.
Boston is 11-6 at home this year, 20-12 as favorites.
New York’s Wang (allright, get yer minds out of the gutter) is 4-1 this year with a 3.79 ERA. Wang has allowed 3 ER or less in each of his last 5 starts. In 2 starts vs. Boston this year and last, Wang gave up 6 ER and 20 H+W in 11 2/3 IP.
For Boston, Schilling is 6-2 with a 4.17 ERA. But in his last 10 2/3 IP, Schilling has allowed 11 ER and 17 H+W. In 4 starts vs. the Yanks this year and last, Schilling has given up 14 ER and 30 hits in 24 2/3 IP.
New York owns a .373 team OBP, best in the AL, and averages 5.7 RPG.
Boston owns a .364 team OBP, 3rd-best in the league, and averages 5.4 RPG.
The Yankee bullpen has given up 3 ER and 16 H+W in its last 15 1/3 IP.
The Sox pen has allowed 6 ER and 17 H+W in its last 14 2/3 IP.
New York’s Sheffield and Matsui are both on the DL, and Posada is listed as questionable for Monday’s game.
The o/u is 20-22 in Yankees games this year, 22-18 in Red Sox games, and 9-8 at Fenway Park.
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The Ultimatecapper Pick: Wang has been up and down and so have the Yankees. We're laying the chalk here with Schilling.
