CC Sabathia (3-4, 2.58 ERA) takes the hill for the New York Yankees (30-30) as they square off against Mike Pelfrey (1-5, 4.76 ERA) and the Detroit Tigers (30-29) in the first of a three-game series at Yankee Stadium. Action begins at 7:05 p.m. ET on Friday, Jun. 10 and can be seen on FSDT and WPIX.
Sabathia pitched 5.0 innings in his last outing, surrendering zero runs, striking out five and walking six in a 3-1 defeat to the Orioles. Carlos Beltran (.282, 34 Rs, 16 HRs, 43 RBIs) went 1 for 3 yesterday with one run and two RBIs. Pelfrey went 6.0 innings, surrendering two runs, striking out three and walking three in a 7-4 win over the White Sox in his most recent start. Nick Castellanos (.316, 28 Rs, 11 HRs, 35 RBIs, 1 SB) has been successful at the plate for the Tigers, going 2 for 3 Wednesday with one run, one home run, and two RBIs.
Notes
The Yankees are coming into this game after allowing one walk during their last outing. The Tigers have a 7-9 record when opponents give up one walk or less.
When they are outhit, the Tigers are 4-18. The Yankees have a 6-26 record when opponents outhit them.
Ranking 17th in home runs, New York has hit 64 this season. Detroit ranks 11th with 73 home runs.
New York and Detroit both rank near the bottom of the league in walks. New York sits at 21st with 171 this season and Detroit ranks 22nd with 170.
The Yankees are 21-17 in games where they hit one or more home runs. The Tigers are 25-15 when they hit at least one homer.
