Sunday MLB Free Pick
(The Spread) – Will the Boston Red Sox complete its sweep of the rival New York Yankees Sunday night or can the hosts salvage the final game of the three-game series?
Oddsmakers from online sports book SBGGLOBAL.com have made the Red Sox -120 favorites in the matchup and the Yankees are +110 underdogs. The over-under is set at 8.5. Game time is 8:10PM EST and it will be aired live on ESPN.
Getting the start for the Red Sox is ace Jon Lester (4-1, 2.96 ERA), while the Yankees will counter with Freddy Garcia.
According to latest MLB trends, Lester is 6-1 in his career versus the Yankees and has an ERA of 3.28 in those starts. Garcia is 8-2 versus the Red Sox in 17 appearances (16 starts) with a 4.44 ERA.
The Red Sox won game one of the series 5-4, then behind the pitching of Josh Beckett rolled to a 6-0 victory Saturday.
MLB Free Pick: I have to go with Lester and the Red Sox in this one with not a ton of juice to pay. It looks as though Boston might be heating up and what better place to turn things around than in the backyard of your rival? In addition, there might be a bit of turmoil in New York’s clubhouse after Jorge Posada sat himself Saturday after refusing to bat ninth in the order. Look for that carryover effect plus strong Lester pitching to tell the story here. I have Boston at -120.
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