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May, 09 2008 8:10pm EST
MONEYLINE: Boston Red Sox -124
LOSS for -1 unit(s)

Boston Red Sox at Minnesota Twins

At 8:10pm ET our complimentary selection is on the Boston Red Sox over the Minnesota Twins. It took a few weeks, but it now looks like the Boston offense is in full swing. The same team that scored only 17 runs in the eight games between April 23 and May 1 (and only scored more than four runs once during that stretch), has now scored 51 runs in the seven games since then. Certainly, the return of third baseman and last season's MVP Mike Lowell has something to do with this, but it's really been the play of firstbaseman Kevin Youkilis that has made the biggest difference. Youkilis is in a zone right now, and could be on his way to succeeding his teammate with MVP hardware of his own this season. Youkilis leads the team in batting average and just tied David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez for the team lead in homers with seven. It's been quite a different story for the Twins this season as Youkilis, Ramirez, and Ortiz combined have more homers than the entire Minnesota team so far. Clearly the Twins miss the offensive production of All-Star outfielder Torii Hunter, and it's a shame as their pitching for the most part has been stellar. It would be quite a story in itself if Boston's lefty Jon Lester was just on the Major League Roster after his recovery from cancer last season, but the fact that he has been dominant in his last three starts with a 2.37 ERA and only 14 hits in 19 innings pitched really makes his comeback accomplishment something special. He could have another productive night tonight against a Twins lineup that has only managed to hit .254 against southpaws so far in '08. Take the Red Sox. As always, good luck...Al McMordie.

Al McMordie DESTROYED THE BOOKS last night with his HUGE 5* PLAY (his NBA GAME OF THE YEAR) on the San Antonio Spurs, and Big Al also CASHED his Getaway Day Game of the Month on Pittsburgh. Al's having another big winning NBA Season and has today's winner out of a 76-31 System, as well as an angle that's 100% this year. Get on it.

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