Los Angeles Angels (9-9) vs. New York Yankees (11-7)
April 20, 2023 4:05 pm EDT
The Line: New York Yankees -167 / Los Angeles Angels +130; Over/Under: +9
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The Los Angeles Angels and New York Yankees meet Thursday in MLB action at Yankee Stadium. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Los Angeles Angels have scored 12 runs in their last 3 games and 3 or fewer runs in 5 of their last 8 games. The Angels are 2-6 this season when scoring 3 or fewer runs. Gio Urshela leads the Angels with 19 hits and 9 RBI, while Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani have combined for 37 hits and 20 RBI. Patrick Sandoval gets the ball, and he is 1-0 with a 1.23 ERA and 10 strikeouts this season. This will be Sandoval’s second career game against the Yankees.
The New York Yankees have scored 7 runs in their last 3 games and 3 or fewer runs in 5 of their last 6 games. The Yankees are 2-5 this season when scoring 3 or fewer runs. Anthony Rizzo leads the Yankees with 19 hits and 9 RBI, while Aaron Judge and Gleyber Torres have combined for 31 hits and 18 RBI. Nestor Cortes gets the ball, and he is 2-0 with a 2.60 ERA and 15 strikeouts this season. Cortes is 1-0 with a 2.63 ERA and 14 strikeouts in his career against the Angels.
The Angels are 1-7 in their last 8 Thursday games and 9-26 in their last 35 vs. American League East. The Yankees are 5-0 in their last 5 during game 3 of a series and 63-29 in their last 92 home games. The under is 6-2-1 in Angels last 9 overall. The under is 21-8 in Yankees last 29 overall. The Angels are 15-40 in the last 55 meetings in New York.
The New York Yankees have a clear edge on the mound, with Nestor Cortes leading the charge. It’s also only a matter of time before the Yankees bats start to wake up, and these quick turnaround day games often tend to e the spark that’s needed. Give me the Yankees and the RL to shave down the price.
