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I’ll let you in on a little secret: I hate the Red Sox. The Yankees have been my favorite team since Reggie Jackson was the “Straw that stirs the drink”. So you can understand how it pains me anytime I have to use this team.<O></O>
Tonight is one of those nights though as the struggling Kevin Brown takes the hill for the Yankees. Brown handcuffed the Twins in the LDS for 6 innings allowing only 1 run on 8 hits but a couple of starts prior to that one was on this very field where he never made it out of the 1<SUP>st</SUP> inning while giving up 4 runs on 6 hits. <O></O>
NY has dropped 6 of Brown’s last 8 starts overall and they are 0-3 with the right-hander against <ST1:CITY><ST1LACE>Boston</ST1LACE></ST1:CITY> this season. <O></O>
The Red Sox have been the exact opposite with tonight’s starter, the cornrow wearing Bronson Arroyo. They are 4-0 with the righty against the Yankees this season giving him a ton of support. Arroyo has posted a 5.25 ERA in those 4 starts.<O></O>
Arroyo picked up a ND in his team’s finale of their 3-game sweep against the Angels. He worked 6 innings and gave up 2 runs on only 3 hits. In fact, the Red Sox have won 10 straight with Arroyo and they’re 10-2 with him vs. the division.
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> </O>I’ll let you in on a little secret: I hate the Red Sox. The Yankees have been my favorite team since Reggie Jackson was the “Straw that stirs the drink”. So you can understand how it pains me anytime I have to use this team.<O
></O>Tonight is one of those nights though as the struggling Kevin Brown takes the hill for the Yankees. Brown handcuffed the Twins in the LDS for 6 innings allowing only 1 run on 8 hits but a couple of starts prior to that one was on this very field where he never made it out of the 1<SUP>st</SUP> inning while giving up 4 runs on 6 hits. <O
></O>NY has dropped 6 of Brown’s last 8 starts overall and they are 0-3 with the right-hander against <ST1:CITY><ST1
LACE>Boston</ST1LACE></ST1:CITY> this season. <O></O>The Red Sox have been the exact opposite with tonight’s starter, the cornrow wearing Bronson Arroyo. They are 4-0 with the righty against the Yankees this season giving him a ton of support. Arroyo has posted a 5.25 ERA in those 4 starts.<O
></O>Arroyo picked up a ND in his team’s finale of their 3-game sweep against the Angels. He worked 6 innings and gave up 2 runs on only 3 hits. In fact, the Red Sox have won 10 straight with Arroyo and they’re 10-2 with him vs. the division.
