Chase Whitley (1-0, 0.75 ERA) and Wei-Yin Chen (0-1, 2.83 ERA) start in the third of a four-game series between the New York Yankees (19-11) and the Baltimore Orioles (12-15) at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees won the last game 5-4 and New York leads the series 2-0. Action begins at 1:05 p.m. ET on Saturday, May. 9 and can be seen on MASN and YES.
Whitley is 0-1 with a 14.29 ERA in his appearances against the Orioles, and goes up against a good Baltimore offense which is batting .271 this season. Brett Gardner (.326, 22 Rs, 2 HRs, 13 RBIs, 9 SBs) continued his strong play yesterday, going 2 for 4 with two runs and one stolen base. When pitching against the Yankees, Chen is 2-4 with a 5.18 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, and 45 strikeouts. Jimmy Paredes (.328, 13 Rs, 4 HRs, 14 RBIs, 1 SB) went 1 for 5 yesterday with two RBIs.
New York is a -117 favorite against Baltimore and the Over/Under (O/U) for this game is sitting at eight runs. The Yankees have recorded an overall money line of +711 and have shown high-level performance as a favorite this season with a record of 9-5. New York is an impressive 4-1 as the favorite over its last 10 games. The Yankees are one of the best in the MLB in terms of extra base hits with 102. New York is one of the best in the AL in terms of walks, earning an average of 3.6 per game. As for the pitchers, opposing offenses that come to Yankee Stadium have been stifled by the Yankees, who have a team ERA of only 3.16 at home. The Yankees are the fourth-best team in the AL at limiting walks to their opponents, allowing only 2.8 walks per game so far this season. Opponents have consistently been struck out by the Yankees, who rank second in the AL in strikeouts per game with 8.7.
As for their opponent, Baltimore is coming in with an overall money line of -179 and a disappointing record of 4-9 as the underdog. They played poorly as the underdog over their last 10 games with a 1-4 record, and a 5-5 record SU.
The Yankees lead the season series, 3-2. The Yankees have a 5-4 record against left-handed starting pitchers on the year, which is what they’ll be facing when Chen takes the mound. Whitley (RHP) will be on the hill against the Orioles, who have a 10-12 record against right-handed starting pitchers.
Predictions: SU Winner – NYY, O/U – Over
Notes
In their last game, the Orioles lost by a margin of one run. The Yankees are 7-4 in one-run games. The Orioles have a 3-6 record in close games.
The Yankees managed to give up four walks in their last game. They’ll have to pick it up against the Orioles who are coming in with a 5-4 record against opponents who give up that many walks or more.
It looks like the Yankees have a slight leg up on the Orioles, as the Yankees have won their last two games while the Orioles have lost their last four.
When they outhit their opponents, the Orioles are 11-5. The Yankees have a 12-0 record when outhitting opponents.
Both falling in the top 10 of the league based on total runs this season, New York ranks sixth with 141 runs and Baltimore is 10th with 130.
Ranking 23rd, Baltimore is near the bottom of the league in walks, notching 71 this season. New York ranks in the top five at third with 107.
When the Yankees hit at least one home run, they are 15-8. When the Orioles hit at least one homer, they have an 11-9 record.
