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Bartolo Colon has had a successful return to the Major Leagues with 2 wins in his first two starts of the season. The big right-hander has given up just 3 earned runs over 12 innings of work. The reports have been good for the former Cy Young Award winner has his velocity has been good and his pitches are running back for strikes. That has been a Colon trademark pitch. Now if he can keep his weight down and keep off the DL then he would be a huge pickup for the Red Sox. The Yankee bats got to Brian Burres for 8 runs and 10 hits in 3 2/3rd’s innings of work last time out. The Yankees touched him for 4 home runs last Tuesday. The Red Sox are tough on lefties as they bat .322 as a team against them. With Bartolo fighting for a spot on an MLB roster I don’t expect him to let up here. The Sox offense will carry them in this spot. Play Boston at –120.