Philadelphia Phillies (1-4) vs. New York Yankees (3-2)
April 5, 2023 1:05 pm EDT
The Line: New York Yankees -135 / Philadelphia Phillies +105; Over/Under: +7
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The Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees meet Wednesday in MLB action at Yankee Stadium. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Philadelphia Phillies have scored 6 runs in their last 3 games and 3 or fewer runs in 3 of their first 5 games. The Phillies are 0-3 this season when scoring 3 or fewer runs. Trea Turner leads the Phillies with 9 hits and 2 RBI, while Bryson Stott and Alec Bohm have combined for 15 hits and 3 RBI. Aaron Nola gets the ball, and he is 0-0 with a 12.27 ERA and 4 strikeouts this season. Nola is 1-1 with a 2.37 ERA and 26 strikeouts in his career against the Yankees.
The New York Yankees have scored 15 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 4 of their first 5 games. The Yankees are 3-1 this season when scoring 4 or more runs. Aaron Judge leads the Yankees with 7 hits and 4 RBI, while Gleyber Torres and DJ LeMahieu have combined for 10 hits and 6 RBI. Gerrit Cole gets the ball, and he is 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA and 11 strikeouts this season. Cole is 5-3 with a 3.12 ERA and 45 strikeouts in his career against the Phillies.
The Phillies are 1-6 in their last 7 road games and 9-26 in their last 35 interleague road games. The Yankees are 59-26 in their last 85 home games and 59-26 in their last 85 home games. The over is 5-2-1 in Phillies last 8 road games. The under is 12-4 in Yankees last 16 overall. The Phillies are 2-5 in the last 7 meetings in New York.
Hell of a pitching matchup, and you can make a case for either side. However, the Philadelphia Phillies offense has been sluggish out of the gate, and the Yankees don’t need much to get going in this little league park. Also, you’re not going to get Gerrit Cole at this cheap of a price often, especially at home. Cole also looked great in his debut. Give me the Yankees.
