LA Angels (28-23) at NY Yankees (32-15)
When: Saturday, May 26th 2018
Where: Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY
Time: 7:15 ET | TV: FOX
Opening Odds: New York -120/8
The New York Yankees will seek to continue their dominance of the Los Angeles Angels when the two teams meet on Saturday night in the Bronx in the middle game of their weekend series. New York used a seventh inning home run from rookie Gleyber Torres to break a 1-1 tie as the Yankees held on for a 2-1 victory in the opener Friday. Torres became the youngest player in American League history to homer in four consecutive games as New York won for the 14th time in its last 16 at Yankee Stadium. Torres has nine RBIs during his four-game homer streak. The Yankees will get another big bat back in the lineup with first baseman Greg Bird expected to be activated off the disabled list Saturday to make his season debut. Despite Friday’s loss, the Angels are 16-6 away from home and have yet to lose a series away from Angel Stadium, but they have lost all four meetings to New York this season. Mike Trout provided the lone run Friday with his 16th home run, but has three home runs in 34 at bats against Sonny Gray, the Yankees’ scheduled starter Saturday. New York remains a game behind the Red Sox in the American League East standings, while the Angels are 5.5 back of Houston in the West.
Pitchers: Angels – Jaime Barria (3-1, 2.13 ERA) | Yankees – Sonny Gray (3-3, 5.48)
Rookie Jaime Barria will make his sixth start of the season once he’s recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake prior to Saturday’s start. He’s been a terrific spot starter for them, allowing two earned runs or less in all five outings including a solid seven-inning outing on May 15th against Houston in which he allowed just four this and one run in a no-decision. Barria has allowed a total of six runs over his five starts and surrendered one homer, that coming in his season debut. He is 2-0 with an 0.87 ERA in two road starts (Colorado and Texas).
Gray has been inconsistent all season, but is coming off his strongest outing of the season on Sunday, working a season-high eight innings and limiting Kansas City to one run and four hits. It was his second victory in three starts and third quality start in his last four after recording only one in his first five outings. Gray has made 14 appearances (13 starts) against Los Angeles, going 5-3 with a 3.21 ERA.
I like this underdog spot for the Angels here. I don’t trust Gray at all and a lot of these Angels hitters have seen him a lot from his time with Oakland, where he was much more effective. Barria looks like a pretty good pitcher and should be able to hold the Yankees down enough for his team to pick up another road victory.
Pick: Angels +145
BETTING TRENDS:
- Angels are 12-3 in their last 15 road games vs. a right-handed starter.
- Angels are 16-5 in their last 21 road games.
- Angels are 16-6 in their last 22 games vs. a starter with a WHIP greater than 1.30.
- Angels are 8-18 in their last 26 vs. a team with a winning record.
- Angels are 3-7 in their last 10 overall.
- Angels are 1-6 in their last 7 games on grass.
- Angels are 0-4 in their last 4 after allowing 2 runs or less in their previous game.
- Angels are 0-4 in their last 4 Saturday games.
- Yankees are 10-1 in their last 11 after allowing 2 runs or less in their previous game.
- Yankees are 8-1 in their last 9 games vs. a starter with a WHIP less than 1.15.
- Yankees are 7-1 in their last 8 during game 2 of a series.
- Yankees are 4-1 in their last 5 after scoring 2 runs or less in their previous game.
- Yankees are 39-12 in their last 51 home games.
- Yankees are 16-5 in their last 21 games vs. a right-handed starter.
- Yankees are 19-7 in their last 26 games following a win.
- Yankees are 24-9 in their last 33 Saturday games.
- Yankees are 28-11 in their last 39 when their opponent allows 2 runs or less in their previous game.
- Yankees are 48-19 in their last 67 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of greater than .600.
- Yankees are 10-4 in their last 14 vs. American League West.
- Yankees are 41-17 in their last 58 home games vs. a team with a winning record.
- Yankees are 56-24 in their last 80 home games vs. a right-handed starter.
- Yankees are 52-23 in their last 75 games on grass.
- Yankees are 38-17 in their last 55 when their opponent scores 2 runs or less in their previous game.
- Yankees are 35-17 in their last 52 vs. a team with a winning record.
- Yankees are 35-17 in their last 52 overall.
- Yankees are 4-0 in Gray’s last 4 Saturday starts.
- Yankees are 1-4 in Gray’s last 5 starts when their opponent scores 2 runs or less in their previous game.
- Yankees are 1-4 in Gray’s last 5 starts after allowing 2 runs or less in their previous game.
- Yankees are 1-6 in Gray’s last 7 starts following a Quality Start in his last appearance.
- Under is 4-0-2 in Angels last 6 overall.
- Under is 5-0-1 in Angels last 6 road games.
- Under is 3-0-1 in Angels last 4 road games vs. a right-handed starter.
- Under is 4-0 in Angels last 4 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600.
- Under is 2-0-2 in Angels last 4 games vs. a starter with a WHIP greater than 1.30.
- Under is 4-0-2 in Angels last 6 vs. American League East.
- Under is 5-0-1 in Angels last 6 vs. a team with a winning record.
- Under is 7-1-3 in Angels last 11 games vs. a right-handed starter.
- Over is 4-1-1 in Angels last 6 when their opponent scores 2 runs or less in their previous game.
- Under is 6-2-2 in Angels last 10 on grass.
- Over is 6-2-1 in Angels last 9 Saturday games.
- Under is 6-2-1 in Angels last 9 games following a loss.
- Under is 3-1-1 in Angels last 5 after allowing 2 runs or less in their previous game.
- Over is 19-7-2 in Angels last 28 during game 2 of a series.
- Under is 5-2-1 in Angels last 8 after scoring 2 runs or less in their previous game.
- Under is 5-2-1 in Angels last 8 when their opponent allows 2 runs or less in their previous game.
- Under is 3-1-1 in Barria’s last 5 starts on grass.
- Under is 3-1-1 in Barria’s last 5 starts overall.
- Over is 5-0 in Yankees last 5 when their opponent scores 2 runs or less in their previous game.
- Over is 4-0 in Yankees last 4 after allowing 2 runs or less in their previous game.
- Over is 4-0 in Yankees last 4 during game 2 of a series.
- Over is 5-1 in Yankees last 6 overall.
- Over is 5-1 in Yankees last 6 on grass.
- Over is 5-1 in Yankees last 6 Saturday games.
- Over is 6-2 in Yankees last 8 vs. American League West.
- Over is 20-7-1 in Yankees last 28 games vs. a right-handed starter.
- Over is 19-7 in Yankees last 26 home games vs. a right-handed starter.
- Under is 4-0 in Gray’s last 4 starts after scoring 2 runs or less in their previous game.
- Over is 7-1 in Gray’s last 8 home starts.
- Under is 5-1 in Gray’s last 6 starts during game 2 of a series.
- Over is 4-1 in Gray’s last 5 starts with 5 days of rest.
- Over is 7-2-1 in Gray’s last 10 starts overall.
- Over is 3-1-1 in Gray’s last 5 starts following a Quality Start in his last appearance.
- Over is 6-2-1 in Gray’s last 9 starts on grass.
- Under is 7-3-1 in Gray’s last 11 starts vs. a team with a winning record.
- Over is 4-1-2 in the last 7 meetings in New York.
- Under is 13-6-2 in the last 21 meetings.
- Angels are 17-35 in the last 52 meetings in New York.
- Angels are 8-20 in the last 28 meetings.
