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AL East Foes in Baseball Lines Dealing with Injury

By: Lynn Smith

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Two intense rivals in the AL East who get plenty of action versus the baseball lines are handling injuries.

The New York Yankees only activated their centerfielder, Curtis Granderson, while the Boston Red Sox put outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury back again on the disabled list. The Red Sox have played much better a short while ago and they're a factor again versus the baseball probabilities.

Granderson was exchanged from the Detroit Tigers in trade for Phil Coke and Austin Jackson in December of last year and has played for the Yankees since. He played 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 played much better of late even with their injury issues. Ellsbury has played in only nine games this season. The Red Sox star second baseman, Dustin Pedroia has played through his injury. From the time he twisted his right knee on May 15th, he has not hit well. He was hitting almost .300 before the injury. He is hitting below .200 ever since he got hurt.

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

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

The Yankees still rank #1 in the league, and they're still quite good offensively. As Granderson is a player who can get on base, steal bases and hit for average, receiving him back into the lineup will help. 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 has picked it up lately offensively but they still need Ellsbury in their lineup as he does several of the same things that Granderson does for the Yankees.

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

Injuries are always a concern for teams during the lengthy baseball season. It is definitely more tough to survive without key players, though the Yankees and Red Sox have been doing it. {New York and Boston were expected to battle all season for the AL East championship but so far this season it has been Tampa Bay who has stolen the show.|Thus far this season it has been Tampa Bay who has stolen the show, despite the fact that New York and Boston were expected to battle all season for the AL East title.

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