Sunday, April 22, 2007

Yankees, Red Sox 2007 showdown

Tonight at 8 p.m. ET the Red Sox and Yankees will hook up for Game 3 of their first classic series of the season. Boston goes for the sweep, a rare occurrence with their AL rivals. After the blown saved last night by Mariano Rivera Fenway Park will no doubt be rocking as the home crowd's beloved Bo Sox must have a high level of confidence coming into the game. David Ortiz will be ready to bust out the big bat and slug a few homers. With that short wall in right field it's very possible if he pulls the ball.

The real hot hitter in this series and all of baseball is of course Alex Rodriguez. He has 8 homeruns in his 11 or 12 games, which is astounding. Like him or not he's hitting the stitches off the ball! Boston won the first game of the series then followed with a 7-5 victory Saturday. Ortiz smashed a 2-run shot and went 2-for-5 with 4 RBIs yesterday. He leads the team with 13 runs scored, 17 RBIs, and 6 homeruns. Josh Beckett recorded another win, pitching 6 innings. He's now 4-0 behind solid run support from the lineup.

The series finale tonight at Fenway Park should be another close game. With a win the Red Sox can move to 12-5 before Toronto comes to town for a 2-game series. After the homestand is over they'll travel to Baltimore than see the Yankees again. I'm sure the Boston fans will heckle and catcall A-Rod the entire game and the noise will only intensify when he strides to the plate. I'm pulling for Boston. Can't wait to catch some of the action!

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