Just when the betting world was getting used to placing wagers on the resurging Boston Red Sox, injuries threaten to derail the Sox and their bid for first place in the AL East. Outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury has fractured yet another rib to go along with the rib he fractured in a collision with Adrian Beltre in mid-April. First baseman Kevin Youkilis is out with back spasms, and Dustin Pedroia may have to take some time off to allow his knee to heal.
In other injury news the city of New York holds its breath as the hip of Alex Rodriguez continues to heal. Yankee manager Joe Girardi hopes to have A-Rod back in the line-up this week, but no one is rushing Rodriguez back on to the field.
The New York Yankees are climbing into the radar scopes of MLB betting enthusiasts as the Tampa Bay Rays lose a key inter-league series to the Florida Marlins two games to one which allows the Yankees to tie the Rays for first place in the AL East.
Even with injuries to key players, the Boston Red Sox were able to put up 25 runs in a three game series against the disappointing Philadelphia Phillies. The Phillies were able to grab the last game of the series 5-3, but the previous two northbet.com wagering games were batting practice for the Red Sox as they took game one 12-2 and game two 10-2. Pitcher Tim Wakefield took the loss in the third game for the Red Sox, but he did reach a milestone of 3,000 innings pitched for his career in the game.
