MLB Baseball Betting - Sox, Yanks Set For First Series

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Yankees vs. Red Sox Preview

The Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees both got off to middling starts to the regular season, but those early results won’t mean much when these two rivals meet on the field. And anyone doing any MLB betting probably already knows that the first skirmishes of the season between these two AL East clubs will take place this weekend.

Boston’s rotation is well-positioned for the three-game set, as Josh Beckett and Daisuke Matsuzaka are both scheduled to get starts. For ace Beckett it’ll only be his second start of the season, as he began the year on the disabled list with back spasms. The righthander took to the mound on April 6 against the Toronto Blue Jays, but was tagged with a loss after allowing five earned runs on three hits over 4 2-3 innings, fanning six.

Dice-K, on the other hand, has already pitched three times this season, and he’s been impressive in each of those outings. Matsuzaka opened the year with a no-decision against the A’s in Japan, but he allowed just two earned runs on two hits over five innings in that game. The righthander then went on to win his next two starts against Oakland and Detroit, surrendering a combined one earned run over his 13 1-3 innings.

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