- The New York Yankees and the Texas Rangers will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Rangers Ballpark in Game 6 of the ALCS.
The Yankees will give the ball to starter Phil Hughes in this one. Righthander Hughes is 18-9 this season with a 4.32 ERA.
Hughes's opponent in this one will be Colby Lewis. The Rangers righthander has a 3.61 ERA to go along with a 13-13 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Yankees listed as 108-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total is sitting at 9.
The Yankees avoided elimination by defeating the Rangers 7-2 in Game 5 of the ALCS on Wednesday as -159 favorites. That game's nine runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8).
Curtis Granderson homered and drove in a pair of runs for the Yankees, who now trail the ALCS 3-2. CC Sabathia notched his third win of the postseason, allowing 11 hits and two runs over his six innings.
Matt Treanor homered and had a pair of RBI for the Rangers. C.J. Wilson surrendered six hits and six runs over five innings in the loss.
Team records:
New York: 95-67 SU
Texas: 90-72 SU
New York most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Texas are 3-7
After playing Texas are 4-6
After a win are 4-6
Texas most recently:
When playing on Friday are 7-3
Before playing NY Yankees are 8-2
After playing NY Yankees are 7-3
After a loss are 7-3
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games when playing Texas
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Yankees's last 8 games on the road
NY Yankees are 16-8 SU in their last 24 games when playing on the road against Texas
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games when playing NY Yankees
Texas is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
Texas is 6-2 SU in their last 8 games when playing NY Yankees
Next up:
Texas home to NY Yankees, Saturday, October 23