MLB Handicapping: Yankees vs Angels

The New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Angels will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at Angel Stadium. The Yankees will give the ball to starter Chad Gaudin in this one. Righthander Gaudin is 4-10 this season with a 4.90 ERA. Starting this game for the Angels will be Ervin Santana. The righthander has a 5.43 ERA to go along with a 7-8 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Angels listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Yankees, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Winning pitcher Joe Saunders allowed two runs over 8 1-3 innings to lead the Angels past the Yankees 5-2 on Monday night. Los Angeles cashed as -120 home favorites, while the game played UNDER the 9.5-run total posted by sportsbooks. Vladimir Guerrero was 2-for-4 with a run batted in for the Angels, who got a pinch-hit homer from Kendry Morales in the victory. Alex Rodriguez went 2-for-4 with a big fly for New York, while Andy Pettitte was handed the loss after giving up three runs over six innings for the Yankees. Current streak: New York has lost 2 straight games. Los Angeles has won 2 straight games. Team records: New York: 95-56 SU Los Angeles: 90-60 SU New York most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 8-2 Before playing LA Angels are 6-4 After playing LA Angels are 3-7 After a loss are 8-2 Los Angeles most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 6-4 Before playing NY Yankees are 6-4 After playing NY Yankees are 7-3 After a win are 6-4 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 12 of NY Yankees's last 17 games when playing on the road against LA Angels The total has gone OVER in 15 of NY Yankees's last 22 games when playing LA Angels NY Yankees are 16-8 SU in their last 24 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Angels's last 5 games at home LA Angels are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against NY Yankees LA Angels are 7-1 SU in their last 8 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 17 of LA Angels's last 20 games Next up: LA Angels home to NY Yankees, Wednesday, September 23