Saturday, June 6, 2015

Yankee Stadium

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Probable Pitchers: Garrett Richards (5-3) vs. Adam Warren (3-4)

The New York Yankees host the Los Angeles Angels at Yankee Stadium on Saturday. The probable starters are Garrett Richards for the Angels and Adam Warren for the Yankees. The opening line for this matchup has Los Angeles at -102 and New York at -108. The over/under was set at 8. The Angels have a 24-27 over/under record and a 27-27 run line mark, meaning they cover 46% of the time. The Yankees are 29-25 against the run line and have a 27-24 over/under record. They cover the spread 54% of the time.

The Angels show up with a 28-26 record, including 12-13 on the road. Starting pitcher Garrett Richards holds a 5-3 record with an earned run average of 3.26 and a WHIP of 1.21. The Angels are 6-3 over his 58 innings pitched and he's also given up 46 hits over that time period. Against the over/under, the Angels are 5-4 in his starts. He is getting 4.8 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has an earned run average of 3.53 and they have given up 126 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .224 against the bullpen while being struck out 142 times and walking 46 times this season. As a team, Los Angeles has allowed 8.31 hits per nine innings while striking out 8.68 batters per nine. They are 5th in the league in team earned run average at 3.44.

As a team, Los Angeles is batting .261, good for 8th in the league while putting together a .249 average away from home. The Angels hold a .450 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .339 which is good for 1st in baseball. They rank 12th in baseball with 8.65 hits per game and Mike Trout leads the team with 58.

New York is 12-10 at home while holding a 29-25 overall record on the season. With an earned run average of 3.75, Adam Warren will come into this game holding a 3-4 record and a 1.21 WHIP. The Yankees have a record of 6-4 over the 57.2 innings he's pitched during which he's given up 51 hits. Against the over/under, the Yankees are 5-5 when he starts. He is getting 4.8 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has an earned run average of 2.97 and they have given up 129 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .199 against the Yankees bullpen while being struck out 195 times and walking 69 times this season. As a team, New York has allowed 8.64 hits per nine innings while striking out 8.6 batters per nine. They are 11th in the league in team earned run average at 3.74.

As a team, they are batting .245, good for 19th in the league while putting together a .252 average at Safeco Field. The Yankees hold a .410 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .313 which is good for 17th in baseball. They rank 18th in baseball with 8.41 hits per game and Chase Headley leads the team with 50.

Los Angeles has a team fielding percentage of .984 after having committed 31 errors with 459 assists and 1,439 put outs for the season. For the home team, they hold a .980 team fielding percentage while committing 41 errors, accumulating 506 assists and compiling 1,466 put outs.

Los Angeles Angels Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Angels are 24-27 against the over/under so far this season

The Los Angeles Angels are 27-27 against the run line so far this season

New York Yankees Betting Trends

The New York Yankees are 27-24 against the over/under so far this season

The New York Yankees are 29-25 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

Los Angeles Angels

06/03/15 P Mike Morin Oblique Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/24)
05/28/15 RF Collin Cowgill Wrist Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/27)
04/16/15 P Tyler Skaggs Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/27)
04/06/15 P Cory Rasmus Abdominal Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/27)

New York Yankees

06/03/15 C Brian McCann Foot left last game, "?" Friday vs Los Angeles Angels
06/03/15 RF Carlos Beltran Foot "?" Friday vs Los Angeles Angels
05/30/15 CF Slade Heathcott Quad Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/29)
05/20/15 CF Jacoby Ellsbury Knee Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/20)
05/15/15 P Chase Whitley Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (5/15)
05/07/15 2B Gregorio Petit Hand Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/6)
04/05/15 SS Brendan Ryan Calf Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/1)
04/05/15 P Ivan Nova Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/27)

Tony's Pick: Take the Angels

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