New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers will meet again tonight after starring in one of the ugliest games of the MLB season thus far.
Eight walks, 14 pitchers combined, and nearly 4 hours of gameplay ended with a 6-2 Yankees win in some tough weather at Comerica Park. Now, they hope the wind won't be as inclement in the second game of the series.
The Yankees will give Luis Severino the ball for this matchup, while Eduardo Rodríguez will look to get his first win as a member of the Tigers.
Yankees Want To Gain Momentum
The Yankees are sitting at a 6-5 record and tied for the top of the AL East Division, perhaps the toughest in all baseball, so they need to make the most of every chance they have when they step down in class.
Luis Severino has looked like an ace again thus far this season, posting a 2.25 ERA with a 1.13 WHIP and 11 strikeouts in eight innings of work. He's been lights out against the Tigers in his career, limiting to 5 hits in 40 plate appearances (0.70 batting average).
Tigers Look To Stop The Bleeding
Miguel Cabrera's quest for his 3,000th hit goes on, sitting just 3 shy of the milestone after hitting a line drive off Gerrit Cole last night before connecting again later in the game. He had 2 of the 4 hits his team got all night.
New starter Eduardo Rodríguez has struggled since leaving Fenway Park but facing a familiar foe might be exactly what he needs to get back on track. He's faced the Yankees 23 times (21 starts), going 8-6 with a 3.72 ERA.
Key Stats, Trends, And Injuries
Both teams enter this contest relatively healthy, with the Yankees only missing C Ben Rortvedt with a right oblique strain and the Tigers missing SS Javier Baez with soreness in his right thumb.
When it comes to trends, oddsmakers point out that the Yankees are 8-1 in their last 9 road games vs. a left-handed starter and 17-4 in their last 21 Wednesday games.
Also, the under is 5-0 in the Yankees' last 5 games overall, and 5-0 in the Yankees' last 5 games as a favorite.
Picks For Yankees At Tigers
While Eduardo Rodriguez isn't ace by any means, he doe know this Yankees lineup pretty well and has found success against it, limiting Giancarlo Stanton to 2 hits in 16 at-bats. Luis Severino, on the other hand, has looked like the ace we all thought he'd be in limited work this season, so we could be in for another low-scoring matchup between the two.
When it comes to picking a side, the Yankees have the edge in every aspect of the game, from starting pitching to bullpen and lineup, so it would be hard to go against them tonight.
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