The Indians will pin their hopes on the pitching of ace lefthander Cliff Lee in this game. Lee has a 0-2 record and a 9.90 ERA this season.
Starting this game for the Yankees will be ace CC Sabathia. The lefthander has a 4.50 ERA to go along with a 1-1 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Yankees listed as 225-moneyline favorites versus the Indians, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
The Indians rallied for three runs in the seventh inning and defeated the Royals 5-4 on Wednesday, as -130 favorites. The game's nine runs fell UNDER the posted over/under (9.5).
Travis Hafner went 2-for-3 at the plate with one RBI, and Jensen Lewis earned the win in relief.
Derek Jeter singled in the winning run to lift the Yankees to a 4-3 victory over the Rays in the rubber match on Wednesday, as -115 favorites. That game's seven runs went UNDER the posted over/under (9.5).
Robinson Cano smacked a two-run homer for the Yankees, and Brian Bruney tossed 2-3 innings of relief for the win.
Current streak:
New York has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
Cleveland: 2-7 SU
New York: 5-4 SU
Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 3-7
Before playing NY Yankees are 7-3
After playing Kansas City are 4-6
After a win are 7-3
New York most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 7-3
Before playing Cleveland are 3-7
After playing Tampa Bay are 7-3
After a win are 7-3
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing NY Yankees
Cleveland is 6-19 SU in their last 25 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
Cleveland is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games
Cleveland is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
NY Yankees are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 5 games when playing Cleveland
NY Yankees are 19-6 SU in their last 25 games when playing at home against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 7 games at home
Next up:
NY Yankees home to Cleveland, Friday, April 17
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