1-1, +.05 Monday
2* D'Rays/Red Sox UNDER 10 -115: Scott Kazmir gives the Red Sox about as much difficulty as any pitcher in baseball. He's 5-3, 2.55 with 83 K's in 77.2 IP in his career against the Sox, including 1-1, 2.25 this season. Boston's 3 best hitter's - Ortiz, Manny, Youkilis - are a combined 12/84 (.143) with 28 K's in their career off Kazmir. Jon Lester's been a bit shaky and he's coming off a horrible outing against the Halos, but his velocity is back to what it was before he was diagnosed with cancer, and if he has his control there's no reason he shouldn't throw a good game. He actually had very good stuff in his last start, he simply couldn't get the ball over with any regularity. Lester's simply too talented to not turn it around, and I think making his first start at Fenway in almost a year he'll be poised to perform significantly better.
2* D'Rays/Red Sox UNDER 10 -115: Scott Kazmir gives the Red Sox about as much difficulty as any pitcher in baseball. He's 5-3, 2.55 with 83 K's in 77.2 IP in his career against the Sox, including 1-1, 2.25 this season. Boston's 3 best hitter's - Ortiz, Manny, Youkilis - are a combined 12/84 (.143) with 28 K's in their career off Kazmir. Jon Lester's been a bit shaky and he's coming off a horrible outing against the Halos, but his velocity is back to what it was before he was diagnosed with cancer, and if he has his control there's no reason he shouldn't throw a good game. He actually had very good stuff in his last start, he simply couldn't get the ball over with any regularity. Lester's simply too talented to not turn it around, and I think making his first start at Fenway in almost a year he'll be poised to perform significantly better.