BIG AL's MLB DIVISION S*M*A*S*H!

At 7:10 pm, our selection is on the Toronto Blue Jays over the Boston Red Sox.  The game between these two AL East contenders on Tuesday night was postponed so the Jays and Sox played a double-header on Wednesday.  Toronto took the first game and then Boston came back in the night-cap behind rookie RHP Tanner Houck.  Now it's up to veteran LHP Hyun Jin Ryu if the Jays are to get away with a series split (Boston also won on Monday).  Ryu's ERA is higher than the last two seasons at 3.44, but the 34-year-old has a 9-5 record in 19 starts covering 110 innings and he is traditionally a strong second half performer.  For his career, Ryu has a 2.86 ERA after the All Star break.  Ryu also has a career 3.00 ERA in three starts here at Fenway Park.  In Ryu's last start vs. the Sox, he threw seven shutout innings allowing just four hits with seven strikeouts and no walks in an 8-0 Toronto rout on May 18.  The opposing starter that day was southpaw Eduardo Rodriguez who is starting tonight as well.  Take the Blue Jays.  As always, good luck...Al McMordie.