MLB Odds Mariners vs. Yankees MLB Picks – July 2, 2009: Ever since New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez returned from hip surgery, the Bronx Bombers have been one of the best teams in baseball.
Furthermore, ever since Yankees manager Joe Girardi, figured out that A-Rod needs to be rested at least once a week due to the same hip, the pinstripes have won 7 consecutive games. 
But how can you rest a guy like that, considering the numbers he puts up and in a highly competitive division like the American League East?
That’s the difficult proposition that the former N.L. Manager of the Year has to deal with at the moment.
Tonight, the Yankees will try to complete a three-game sweep, as the Mariners’ first visit to the new Yankee Stadium has been anything but pleasant.
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"It's not easy, I can tell you that, but it is important," Girardi said of the need to rest Rodriguez. "It is hard not having his bat in the lineup, but we have enough capable hitters that we should be able to pick him up."
Tonight’s pitching matchup features two lefty aces, as the Yanks’ C.C. Sabathia (7-4, 3.55 ERA) takes on the M’s Jason Vargas (3-3, 3.79 ERA). Thus, the OVER/UNDER for this, MLB Odds: Mariners vs. Yankees MLB Picks – July 2, 2009, has been officially set at a combined total of 9 runs scored .
"There is no question I feel more energetic," A-Rod said. "The swing only comes if you have fuel in the tank, and I feel right now my body is reacting really well… I am feeling better, but if in the middle of August I go 2-for-18, that doesn't mean my hip is at fault," Rodriguez said. "It's that I stunk for those two weeks."
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