Baseball Betting: Red Sox vs. Phillies Odds & Predictions: June 14th 2009

Boston Red Sox vs. Philadelphia Phillies o9.0 (-110) - Sun Jun 14 ‘09 1:35p
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The Phillies try to salvage one game as they host the Red Sox and a familiar foe in Josh Beckett who has shrugged off a slow start to the season going 3-0 with a 0.44 ERA in his last three outings and giving up just 1 earned run in 20.7 innings pitched. Beckett last saw Philadelphia in 2006 and has gone 8-3 against them with a 3.79 ERA all time. The Over is 11-5 in his 16 outings against the Phillies. Doing well against the righthander are Chase Utley (6-22), Raul Ibanez (3-11), Pedro Feliz (4-9), and Carlos Ruiz (1-3). The Phillies have gone Over in four of their last six and average almost 6 runs per game during the daytime.

Going for the Phillies is J.A. Happ who has been converted to a starter from the bullpen. Happ has made four starts going 2-0 with a 3.42 ERA. He has made one start at home giving up three runs and three hits in 5.3 innings pitched against the Nationals. Happ was touched up for four runs in 5.3 innings pitched in his last outing in New York against the Mets. No Red Sox has seen the lefthander, but they average 5.5 runs per game against lefty starters and 6 runs per game during the daytime this season. Both teams dipped into their bullpen yesterday as well leaving the managers handicapped a bit if their starting pitcher struggles today.