{"id":1727,"date":"2008-08-27T05:51:00","date_gmt":"2008-08-27T10:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2008\/08\/red-sox-yankees-preview\/"},"modified":"2008-08-27T05:51:00","modified_gmt":"2008-08-27T10:51:00","slug":"red-sox-yankees-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2008\/08\/red-sox-yankees-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Sox-Yankees Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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The Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees will meet on the field at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday in a battle of division rivals. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
The Red Sox will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Paul Byrd in this game. Byrd has a 8-11 record and a 4.61 ERA this season. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Starting this game for the Yankees will be Sidney Ponson. The righthander has a 4.67 ERA to go along with a 7-4 record this season. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Yankees listed as 115-moneyline favorites versus the Red Sox, while the game’s total has not yet been posted. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Jason<\/st1:PlaceName> Bay<\/st1:PlaceName><\/st1:place> and Jeff Bailey were both 2-for-4 with two runs batted in, as the Red Sox defeated the Yankees 7-3 on Tuesday night. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Boston<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> cashed as +140 road underdogs as the game played over the 9.5-run total listed by oddsmakers. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Coco Crisp went 3-for-5 with an RBI for the Red Sox, while Tim Wakefield allowed three runs over five innings to get the win for Boston<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Johnny Damon was 2-for-4 with two solo homers for New York<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>, as losing pitcher Andy Pettitte was rocked for six runs over 4 1-3 innings for the Yankees. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Current streak:
Boston<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> has won 2 straight games.<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Team records:
Boston<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>: 76-55 SU
New York<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>: 70-61 SU<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Boston most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
Before playing NY Yankees are 5-5
After playing NY Yankees are 6-4
After a win are 5-5<\/p>\n

New York most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 3-7
Before playing Boston are 8-2
After playing Boston are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston’s last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston’s last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston’s last 5 games when playing NY Yankees
Boston is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees’s last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees’s last 5 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 8 of NY Yankees’s last 11 games at home
NY Yankees are 15-6 SU in their last 21 games at home<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Next up:
NY Yankees home to Boston<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, Thursday, August 28<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n

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