Sit back and enjoy AJ Burnett's last start of the season. Seriously, I think if he gets shelled tonight he is all done. The Yankees have only been keeping him in because of his contract, but I don't think they can afford to deal with his shit anymore.
To make matters worse for Burnett as he is winless against the Red Sox over the last three seasons. You add that to the fact he went 1-2 with an 11.91 ERA in five starts during August and you can understand why the Yankees are getting a little short on patience.
Facing Burnett will be Jon Lester. He has won his last three starts and has a 1.42 ERA during those games. On top of that he is 8-2 against the Yankees in his career with a 3.62 ERA, which I find amazing.
There is really no reason the Sox should lose this game, and it'll be nice when it's over since the Sox will end it with a 2 1/2 game lead over the Yankees. Need more proof that they Sox are going to smash the Yankees tonight? Ok, the following players are batting over .300 vs. Burnett; Ellsbury (.345), Crawford (.316), Scutaro (.308), and Pedroia (.303), plus Ortiz has 4 HRs off him in his career.
Red Sox win 8-4
Player of the Game: Ortiz
Game starts at 7:10pm