Nathan Eovaldi (6-2, 4.09 ERA) and Jered Weaver (5-4, 5.18 ERA) take the hill in the third of a four-game series between the New York Yankees (28-30) and the Los Angeles Angels (26-32) at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees won the last game 6-3, and New York leads the series 2-0. Action begins at 7:05 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Jun. 8 and can be seen on FSW and YES.
Eovaldi pitched 5.1 innings in his most recent start, surrendering five runs, striking out five and walking one in a 6-5 defeat to the Orioles. Carlos Beltran (.272, 31 Rs, 15 HRs, 38 RBIs) went 1 for 4 yesterday with one run, one home run, and two RBIs. Weaver went 6.0 innings, surrendering two runs, striking out five and walking one in a 9-2 win over the Pirates in his last outing. Kole Calhoun (.300, 38 Rs, 7 HRs, 32 RBIs, 1 SB) went 1 for 4 yesterday with one run, one home run, and two RBIs.
Notes
Los Angeles has won 48% (14-15) of its games when leading after seven innings. However, New York has won 55% (18-15) of its games when taking a late lead.
The Angels are coming into this game after allowing two walks during their last outing. The Yankees have an 11-15 record when opponents give up two walks or less.
When they are outhit, the Angels are 2-26. The Yankees have a 6-26 record when opponents outhit them.
Both falling near the bottom of the league based on total home runs this season, New York ranks 22nd with 60 homers and Los Angeles is 24th with 52.
Ranking 23rd, New York is near the bottom of the league in walks, notching 164 this season. Los Angeles ranks in the bottom half at 17th with 178.
The Yankees are 20-17 when they hit at least one home run. The Angels perform similarly when they hit one or more homers with a 20-14 record.
