| The New York Yankees will take on the Minnesota Twins at Target Field on Thursday in Game 2 of their ALDS. Lefthander Andy Pettitte will take the mound for the Yankees to start this game. Pettitte was 11-3 this season with a 3.28 ERA. The Twins will counter Pettitte with Carl Pavano. Righthander Pavano had a 3.75 ERA to go along with a 17-11 record this season. Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total. Mark Teixeira hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning to lift the Yankees to a 6-4 win over the Twins in Game 1 of their ALDS on Wednesday. The Yankees won the opener as -150 favorites, and the 10 runs made it OVER that game's posted over/under (7.5) set by sportsbooks. Curtis Granderson also drove in a pair of runs for the Yankees. CC Sabathia scattered five hits and four runs over six innings for the win. Michael Cuddyer hit a two-run dinger for the Twins, while Jesse Crain gave up a pair of runs in relief and was tagged with the loss. Team records: New York: 95-67 SU Minnesota: 94-68 SU New York most recently: When playing on Thursday are 9-1 Before playing Minnesota are 7-3 After playing Minnesota are 7-3 After a win are 2-8 Minnesota most recently: When playing on Thursday are 4-6 Before playing NY Yankees are 2-8 After playing NY Yankees are 5-5 After a loss are 4-6 A few trends to consider: NY Yankees are 15-2 SU in their last 17 games when playing Minnesota NY Yankees are 7-1 SU in their last 8 games when playing on the road against Minnesota NY Yankees are 4-8 SU in their last 12 games Minnesota is 14-7 SU in its last 21 games at home Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home Minnesota is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games Minnesota is 1-7 SU in their last 8 games when playing at home against NY Yankees Next up: Minnesota at NY Yankees, Saturday, October 9 |