Wednesday, April 30, 7:05 PM on ROOT, YES

Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York

Seattle Mariners - Elias, R (1-2) vs. New York Yankees - Phelps, D (0-0)

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On Wednesday night, fans of the New York Yankees will welcome back their former second baseman back to Yankee Stadium when Robinson Cano and the Seattle Mariners travel to the Bronx. The Yankees will send right hander David Phelps to the mound to take on left hander Roenis Elias.

Elias has pitched well for the Mariners thus far this season, making 5 starts and allowing 11 earned runs on 24 hits and 14 walks with 21 strikeouts in 28 innings. The rookie from Cuba has made it through 6 innings just 1 time this season and has struggled to keep his pitch counts down. He will get a tough test in his first start against the Yankees, having to face all stars like Jacoby Ellsbury, Mark Teixeira, Brian McCann and Derek Jeter.

When Michael Pineda was suspended for being caught and ejected from a game for using pine tar, it forced the Yankees to make a decision about who would get the start in his spot. New York decided to go with Phelps, a reliever who has made 9 appearances this season, allowing 5 earned runs on 10 hits and 7 walks in 11 2/3 innings. He has already given up 3 home runs in limited action this season, which could pose for interesting matchups with Robinson Cano, Kyle Seager and Justin Smoak.

Seattle Mariners Betting Trends

Seattle Mariners are 12-11-1 against the Over/Under

Run Differential for Seattle Mariners is -0.3

New York Yankees Betting Trends

New York Yankees are 11-14-0 against the Over/Under

Run differential for New York Yankees is -0.3

Injuries to Watch

Seattle Mariners

04/16/14 P Blake Beavan Shoulder 15-day DL (4/15)
04/16/14 1B Logan Morrison Hamstring 15-day DL (4/14)
04/09/14 P James Paxton Back 15-day DL (4/8)
03/30/14 P Hisashi Iwakuma Finger 15-day DL (3/21)
03/30/14 P Stephen Pryor Shoulder 15-day DL (3/21)
03/30/14 P Taijuan Walker Shoulder 15-day DL (3/21)
03/28/14 CF Franklin Gutierrez Hamstring out indefinitely

New York Yankees

04/27/14 LF Brett Gardner Foot questionable
04/27/14 3B Yangervis Solarte Undisclosed questionable
04/24/14 P Michael Pineda Suspension expected to miss 10 games
04/20/14 P Ivan Nova Elbow 60-day DL (4/20); out for season
04/15/14 C Francisco Cervelli Hamstring 60-day DL (4/13)
04/01/14 SS Brendan Ryan Back 15-day DL (3/22)

Guy's Pick: Take Seattle

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