PROJECTED SCORE 9 runs
Red Sox: Tim Wakefield has been fairly solid in his last seven starts yet he only has two wins to show for it. Wakefield has given up three earned runs or less in each of his last seven outings, going at least seven innings each time. In fact, the Red Sox have lost two of his last three starts, and he is just 1-4 on the road with a 4.02 ERA. He has also struggled during his career against the Yankees with a 9-16 mark with a 5.03 ERA.
PROJECTED SCORE: 3
Red Sox are 4-11 in their last 15 games as an underdog.
The UNDER is 7-2-1 in Boston's last 10 games on grass.
NONE.
Yankees (-160, O/U 9): Deuces are wild for Joba Chamberlain through his first six career starts, as he is 2-2 with a 2.22 ERA. Not surprisingly, he allowed two runs last time out against Texas on Tuesday, going just four innings in a 3-2 loss. Chamberlain has yet to go a full seven innings in any of his starts, and he is 1-1 at home with a 3.18 ERA.
PROJECTED SCORE: 6
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Yankees are 20-6 in their last 26 Sunday games.
The UNDER is 10-3 in New York's last 13 home games.
OF Johnny Damon (.319; shoulder) is OUT.
OF Hideki Matsui (.323; knee) is on the 15-day DL.