World Series Game 1: Phillies vs Yankees

The Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Yankees will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at Yankee Stadium in an interleague contest. Ace Cliff Lee will be the starting pitcher for the Phillies on this day. Lefthander Lee is 16-13 this season with a 2.99 ERA. The Yankees will counter Lee with ace CC Sabathia. Lefthander Sabathia has a 3.17 ERA to go along with a 22-8 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Yankees listed as 170-moneyline favorites versus the Phillies, while the game's total is sitting at 7½. The Phillies defeated the Dodgers 10-4 last Wednesday as -145 favorites to win the NLCS. Those 14 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8.5). Jasyon Werth went deep for a three-run homer and hit a solo shot to lead the Phillies in that win, while Shane Victorino had three RBI. Chad Durbin tossed just over an inning of relief for the win. The Yankees defeated the Angels 5-2 as a -180 favorite in Game 6 of the ALCS on Sunday. The seven runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9.5). Andy Pettitte allowed only one run on seven hits over 6 1-3 innings for New York, while Johnny Damon drove in a pair of runs in the win. Joe Saunders surrendered three runs on seven hits while walking five over 3 1-3 innings for Los Angeles, while Vladimir Guerrero was 3-4 with an RBI. Team records: Philadelphia: 93-69 SU New York: 103-59 SU Philadelphia most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 8-2 Before playing NY Yankees are 6-4 After playing LA Dodgers are 5-5 After a win are 6-4 New York most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 7-3 Before playing Philadelphia are 5-5 After playing LA Angels are 7-3 After a win are 7-3 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 8 of Philadelphia's last 9 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Philadelphia's last 8 games when playing NY Yankees The total has gone OVER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 7 games Philadelphia is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 5 games at home NY Yankees are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 7 of NY Yankees's last 8 games when playing Philadelphia NY Yankees are 8-2 SU in their last 10 games Next up: NY Yankees home to Philadelphia, Thursday, October 29