2 fierce competitors in the AL East who get plenty of action vs the baseball lines are handling injuries.

The Boston Red Sox put outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury again on the disabled list while the New York Yankees only started their centerfielder, Curtis Granderson. The Red Sox have performed significantly better a short while ago and they’re a factor once again vs the baseball odds.

Granderson has competed for the Yankees since December of last year, when he was traded from the Detroit Tigers as a swap for Phil Coke and Austin Jackson. He performed in the 2009 All Star Game.

Baseball lines regularly like the Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. Boston was in sad shape two weeks ago but they have performed significantly better of late even with their trauma issues. Ellsbury has played in only 9 games this season. The Red Sox star second baseman, Dustin Pedroia has performed through his trauma. Since he twisted his right knee on May 15th, he has not hit well. Before the trauma he was batting nearly .300. He is batting below .200 ever since he got hurt.

Pedroia has been voted into the AL All-Star squad, and he has earned numerous awards, including AL Rookie of the Year for 2007.

The Yankees’ baseball odds have been affected by trauma issues of their own. Curtis Granderson, the New York centerfielder, returned a short while ago and he should undoubtedly help their lineup. He had been out since early May with a groin injury. With his return, Brett Gardner can move back to left field and Nick Swisher to DH. Nick Johnson, the Yankees’ regular DH, went on the DL and it has been a rotating situation at designated hitter ever since.

The Yankees are still pretty good offensively as they rank #1 in the league. Getting Granderson back into the lineup will help however as he is a player who can get on base, steal bases and hit for average. He is similar in some respects to Boston’s Jacoby Ellsbury who is out. Ellsbury has been missed by the Red Sox in their order this season. Boston still needs Ellsbury in their lineup as he does many of the same things that Granderson does for the Yankees, however Boston has picked it up lately offensively.

Ellsbury has been out nearly completely since April 11, wound up with hairline fractures to 4 of his ribs when he crashed into Red Sox 3rd baseman Adrian Beltre. On May 22 he returned, but on May 28 a doctor determined that his ribs needed more time to heal, so he was put back on leave.

Injuries are always a concern for teams during the long baseball season. While the Yankees and Red Sox have survived devoid of essential players it is undoubtedly more tough. {New York and Boston were anticipated to battle all season for the AL East title but thus far this season it has been Tampa Bay who has stolen the show.|So far this season it has been Tampa Bay who has stolen the show, despite the fact that New York and Boston were anticipated to battle all season for the AL East title.


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