The Dog Days of August aren\u2019t starting well. Just a week in, we\u2019ve seen a barrage of brutal, long-term injuries strike Major League Baseball. Perhaps none bigger than Kevin Youkilis\u2019 torn thumb muscle. The Boston Red Sox must soldier on in the American League East battle without their heart and soul. Worse yet, they travel to the Bronx this weekend. <\/p>\n
Can they pull off an upset on Sunday Night Baseball? <\/p>\n
ESPN Sunday Night Baseball Prediction (Shea Matthews\u2019 record: 8-8)<\/p>\n
Sunday, August 8, 8:05 p.m. ET<\/strong><\/p>\n Boston Red Sox (62-47, 3rd place in AL East) Boston\u2019s Josh Becket has been on and off the DL all season but he looked good in his return earlier this week, tossing eight innings of one-run ball against Cleveland. He\u2019ll battle A.J. Burnett, who is his usual inconsistent, frustrating self this season. Josh Beckett (3-1, 5.70) When a pitcher hasn\u2019t been healthy all year, it\u2019s hard to judge him, as he often pitches differently. But since Beckett looked like vintage Beckett in his last start, we\u2019ll assume he\u2019s 100 per cent healthy. Unfortunately for Boston, even a healthy Beckett has been an adventure against New York throughout his career. <\/p>\n Amazing 2003 World Series effort aside, Becket has trouble figuring the Bronx Bombers out. He\u2019s 9-6 in 20 starts against them but has a 5.95 ERA. The Yanks bat .284 off him and have clubbed 19 homers in 121 at-bats. <\/p>\n Several Yankees have rich histories against Beckett \u2013 especially 2010 AL MVP candidate Robinson Cano. The smooth-swinging second sacker is a .346 lifetime hitter with three homers and 12 RBI in 52 at-bats against Beckett. Multiply those totals by 10 to get a 520 at-bat season and that\u2019s 30 homers and 120 RBI. <\/p>\n Not that A.J. Burnett is a bona fide Red Sox killer. The talented but enigmatic hurler has a 4.92 ERA in 14 career starts against Boston. In two starts against the Red Sox this season, Burnett has allowed 13 runs, 11 earned, over 9.1 innings. Brutal. <\/p>\n Burnett is definitely struggling; he has a 6.00 ERA since the All-Star break. But the Red Sox make me nervous. Losing Youkilis is a devastating blow, we still don\u2019t really know what to expect from Beckett yet and even Jonathan Papelbon has been shaky at times in the ninth inning. <\/p>\n Sunday should treat us to a slugfest but I think the Yankees\u2019 bats will win out \u2013 even if Burnett gets chased long before he qualifies for the decision. <\/p>\n Sunday Night Baseball FREE PICK for Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees<\/strong><\/p>\n Gambling Trends:<\/strong><\/p>\n Boston is 5-15 SU in their last 20 games when playing NY Yankees Pick: New York Yankees<\/p>\n Baseball – Sunday Night Contest<\/strong><\/p>\n Get paid to watch TV? The BetUS.com MLB Sunday Night Contest makes the weekly primetime game that much more exciting! It\u2019s an opportunity to maximize your viewing pleasure and win MASSIVE Free Plays! We\u2019ll give away monthly awards, as well as prizes to our top three regular season finishers.\u00a0Enter the free contest every week and pick all of the wager options for the Sunday night ESPN game. The person who gets the most right at the end of the month will receive a $500 Free Play. The top three at season\u2019s end will win amazing free plays of $2000 for first place, $1000 for second place and $500 for third place.<\/p>\n <\/strong> Shea weighs in with his MLB Predictions for Sunday night and the Boston Red Sox vs. N.Y. 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\nNew York Yankees (67-40, 1st place in AL East) <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/media.partners.betus.com\/BANNERS\/baseball\/sportsbook_baseball_250x250_mybanner.gif\")
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\nA.J. Burnett (9-9, 4.93) <\/p>\n
\nBoston is 2-9 SU in their last 11 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
\nNY Yankees are 9-2 SU in their last 11 games when playing at home against Boston
\nNY Yankees are 15-5 SU in their last 20 games when playing Boston
\nNY Yankees are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games
\nBoston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
\nBoston is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games <\/p>\nWHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? Click here NOW to Join Betus.com Sportsbook and start MLB baseball gambling all season long<\/a><\/h3>\n
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