Boston at New York

The Yankees' season hit a big bump when they lost four straight to their inner city rivals, the New York Mets. I look for the Yankees to step up against their most hated rival, the Boston Red Sox, in the Bronx tonight. The Yankees' bats have been silenced, but they do have Mark Teixeira and Kevin Youkilis coming off the disabled list tonight, which should give them some emotion. Lester's fast start has come to a halt with a 6.23 ERA in his last two starts. The BoSox are just 8-19 behind Lester vs. a winning team, and 16-37 in their last 53 as a road dog. The Yanks enter at 41-18 at Yankees Stadium in their last 59 vs. a left-handed starter, and 27-8 at home behind Sabathia vs. a winning team. Play on the Yankees.