New York Yankees at Oakland A's Betting Odds
Opening Moneyline: Yankees -140 / A's +120 O/U 8.5 runs
Time: 10:05 PM EST Wednesday April 21, 2010
Tonight in the Bay Area in an AL match up between a couple of 1st place teams the Oakland A's host the New York Yankees. New York is the hottest team in the AL, as they have won 5 in a row. They are 8-2 in their last 10 games and are in 1st place in the AL East with a half game lead over Tampa Bay. The A's have lost 2 straight, are 5-5 in their last 10 games, but still are in 1st place in the AL West with a 1 game lead over Seattle and L.A.
Nobody expected anything from the young A's this season, but they have started the season well even though they have dropped 2 straight.
This season the A's are 6-3 at home and the Yankees are 5-2 on the road.
In Game 1 of this series last night the Yankees beat the A's 7-3.
The Yankees have owned the A's as of late, as they have won 12 of their last 14 games against them.
Taking the mound tonight for Oakland is Ben Sheets (1-0 2.65 ERA), who was solid in his last start going 6 innings giving up 0 earned runs in a win. On the hill for the Yankees tonight is Phil Hughes (1-0 3.60 ERA), who is in his last start gave up 2 earned runs in 5 innings of work to get the win.
This will be Hughes' first career start against Oakland. Dating back to last season the Yankees are 4-1 in Hughes' last 5 starts.
Sheets has been solid this season, but he has to cut down on the walks, as he has 10 in 17 innings so far this season. Last night the A's issued 10 walks and that killed them, as they lost 7-3 but only gave up 5 hits.
The Yankees' offense has started the season on fire, as they lead the AL in runs scored (76).
Oakland has been solid on offense and in their pitching and Sheets will have to pitch well tonight against a dynamic New York offense for the A's to snap their 2-game losing streak.
Alex Rodriguez was the big hero last night with a big 3-run bomb and he drew 3 walks. A-Rod only has 2 HR's this season, but he has 10 RBI's and he is hitting over .300.
Betting Trends
New York is 4-1 in their last 5 games against teams from the American League West and has an Over record of 4-0-1 in their last 5 games as a favorite of -110 to -150.
Oakland is 5-1 in their last 6 home games against a right-handed starter, 6-2 in their last 8 home games, and has an Under record of 5-1 in their last 6 games vs. a right-handed starter.
Our Selection : I'm not sold on P. Hughes. He did win his first start, but gave up 5 walks in 5 innings. That's a recipe for disaster in most starts. The Yankees have put up 5 plus runs in 8 of their last 10 games. The linesmaker has set the total too low. Take over 8.5 at Sportsbook.com.
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