Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees (-166)

The Yankees host the Red Sox for the finale of a three-game series on Sunday Night Baseball.

FELIX THE CAT

Felix Doubront gets the call for Boston. This will be his third look at the Yankees this season. Way back on April 21, the southpaw allowed just one run and four hits over six innings; Boston lost that game 15-9. His most recent attempt at beating the Yankees was on July 7. In that game, Doubront gave up four runs and four hits in just over six innings of work. Boston won that game 9-5. Doubront has been the beneficiary of a lot of run support as the Red Sox have scored six runs or more for him in six of his last nine outings. Doubront has been alternating good starts and bad starts over his last four outings.

KURODA THE KID

Hiroki Kuroda's first season in the American League has gone well. The righty is 10-7 with a 3.34 ERA and 103 strikeouts to just 34 walks. He has faced the Red Sox just once this season back on July 6. The righty allowed seven runs and 10 hits in 5 2-3 innings, but he got a no-decision in New York’s 10-8 win. Kuroda has been spectacular as of late allowing two runs or less in eight of his last 11 starts. At home, Kuroda has been lights out. He has given up just 15 earned runs in his last eight home starts. Kuroda has also shown great control walking more than three batters just once.

INJURY BUG

Both teams are not at full strength. The Yankees are without Mariano Rivera, Alex Rodriguez, Brett Gardner, Joba Chamberlain, and Andy Pettitte. Only Rodriguez and Pettitte are expected back this season. New York did acquire Ichiro Suzuki to fill in for Gardner. Boston is without David Ortiz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Andrew Bailey, and John Lackey.

TRENDS

Red Sox are 5-1 Over in their last six Sunday games
Red Sox are 7-2 in Doubront's last nine road starts
Yankees are 42-20 in their last 62 Sunday games
Yankees are 10-3 Under in Kuroda’s last 13 starts

HITTERS TO WATCH

Cody Ross 5-for-22 vs. Kuroda
Adrian Gonzalez 8-for-26 vs. Kuroda
Curtis Granderson 2-for-8 vs. Doubront
Robinson Cano 0-for-7 vs. Doubront

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MLB: Colorado vs. Toronto
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Toronto
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June 19, 2013 - 7:07 PM
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1* Toronto (7:07 ET): The Toronto Blue Jays came into the 2013 season w/ plenty of hype.  They quickly fell on their face, and in fact still remain in last place of a very competitive American League East.  But recently, things are trending upward in the form of a season-high seven-game win streak for the Jays.  Wednesday sees them going for a three-game sweep of the Rockies. I think they'll get it.....

Toronto allowed three runs yesterday. It was the most runs they'd allowed in the last six games.  In the previous five, they allowed a total of four.  One of those was a start from Mark Buehrle, who gets the nod here.  Last time out, the southpaw went seven scoreless innings, allowing just four hits, as Toronto won 8-0. In Buehrle's last two starts, he's allowed just 1 ER over 14 IP.  Buehrle has an all-time 32-13 team start record in Interleague Play.

Meanwhile, Colorado has dropped 22 of 27 games vs. the American League dating back to last year. That includes a 3-9 record this year, averaging just 3.0 runs per game.  They have never won in Toronto, batting just .176 in eight games here. Starter Juan Nicasio is winless in his last five starts and has yet to make it past the sixth inning all season. Toronto and Buehrle are just too hot right now. 1* Toronto.

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