Saturday, July 5, 2014, 2:10 PM on YES, FSN

Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota

New York Yankees - Phelps, D (3-4) vs. Minnesota Twins - Pino, Y (0-2)

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Saturday afternoon, the New York Yankees will take the field behind David Phelps as they square off against the Minnesota Twins and Yohan Pino. Phelps will make his 12^th start and 21^st appearance as Pino makes his 4^th start.

David Phelps pitched to his 2^nd straight no-decision in his last start and that kept his record at 3 - 4 with a 4.26 ERA. In his last outing, Phelps gave up 2 runs 9on 2 solo homers) and 4 hits in 5.2 innings as he walked 3 and struck out 4. Phelps has allowed at least 1 home run in 4 of his last 5 starts and that is a trend that he shouldn't continue. Last season, Phelps was 6 - 5 with an ERA of 4.98 in 12 starts and 10 relief appearances.

In 2013, Phelps won his only start against the Twins after allowing 4 runs on 8 hits (including a home run) in 6.1 innings. In the past, Phelps has held the Twins to a .233 average with 7 hits and 4 RBIs in 30 at-bats.

Yohan Pino dropped his 2^nd straight game the last time out to lower his record to 0 - 2 with a 6.32 ERA. Pino went 5.2 innings in the loss and allowed 4 runs on 7 hits (including a homer) as he walked a batter and struck out 3. Pino has spent most of his career in the Minors and this season, he was 9 - 1 with a 1.92 ERA in 7 starts and 7 relief appearances at Minnesota's Triple-A affiliate.

Pino will have to show some of the stuff that finally got him to the Majors if he is going to have a chance against the Yankees. With a little skill and a decent scouting report, Pino should be able to come up with something for the Yankees.

New York Yankees Betting Trends

New York Yankees are 36-46-1 against the Over/Under

Run Differential for New York Yankees is -0.4

Minnesota Twins Betting Trends

Minnesota Twins are 41-37-5 against the Over/Under

Run differential for Minnesota Twins is -0.4

Injuries to Watch

New York Yankees

05/11/14 P CC Sabathia Knee 60-day DL (5/11)
05/06/14 P Michael Pineda Shoulder 60-day DL (4/24)
04/20/14 P Ivan Nova Elbow 60-day DL (4/20); out for season

Minnesota Twins

07/02/14 1B Joe Mauer Oblique 15-day DL (7/2)
06/27/14 CF Danny Santana Knee 15-day DL (6/27)
05/03/14 P Mike Pelfrey Groin 60-day DL (5/1)

Josh's Pick: Take New York

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