Saturday, May 9, 2015

Yankee Stadium

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Probable Pitchers: Wei-Yin Chen (0-1) vs. Chase Whitley (1-0)

The Baltimore Orioles head to Yankee Stadium on Saturday to take on the New York Yankees. The probable starters are Wei-Yin Chen for the Orioles and Chase Whitley for the Yankees. The opening line has Baltimore at +107 and New York at -117. The over/under for this matchup is 8.5. So far this season Baltimore is 13-12 against the over/under while the Yankees are 15-13.

The Orioles come into this game with a 12-14 record, including 4-9 on the road. Wei-Yin Chen has a 0-1 record and an earned run average of 2.83. He's given up 22 hits in 28.2 innings pitched so far and Baltimore is currently averaging 4.2 runs in his starts. As a team, they are batting .270, good for 6th in the league. They also rank 9th in the league in on base percentage at .327 with Adam Jones leading the way at .407.

The Yankees overall record is 18-11 and they are 7-6 at home. Chase Whitley is currently 1-0 with an ERA of 0.75. He's pitched 12 innings thus far and given up 12 hits. New York has averaged 2.5 runs in his starts this year. The Yankees are 5th in the league in team ERA at 3.23 and 9th in the league in hits allowed per 9 innings at 8.03. They come into this game batting .246 as a team with an OBP of .322, good for 12th in the league.

Baltimore Orioles Betting Trends

The Baltimore Orioles are 13-12 against the over/under

The Baltimore Orioles are 13-13 against the run line

New York Yankees Betting Trends

The New York Yankees are 15-13 against the over/under

The New York Yankees are 18-11 against the run line

Injuries to Watch

Baltimore Orioles

05/08/15 P Kevin Gausman Shoulder 15-day DL (5/7)
05/07/15 SS Everth Cabrera Foot 15-day DL (5/7)
04/18/15 2B Jonathan Schoop Knee 15-day DL (4/18)
04/11/15 P Wesley Wright Shoulder 15-day DL (4/11)
04/06/15 C Matt Wieters Elbow 15-day DL (3/27)

New York Yankees

05/07/15 2B Gregorio Petit Hand 15-day DL (5/6)
04/28/15 P Masahiro Tanaka Wrist 15-day DL (4/28)
04/05/15 SS Brendan Ryan Calf 15-day DL (4/1)
04/05/15 P Chris Capuano Quad 15-day DL (3/27)
04/05/15 P Ivan Nova Elbow 60-day DL (3/27)

Guy's Pick: Take the Yankees

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