4:10 pm
June 8

Yankees @ Indians

Who will WIN this matchup?

New York Yankees (39-23)

@ Cleveland Indians (32-31)

 

Starting Pitchers:

Sabathia (NYY): 3-2; 3.61 ERA

Plutko (CLE) 1-1; 6.35 ERA

 

Last 10 Games Played:

New York Yankees: 5-5

Cleveland Indians: 6-4

 

Current odds:

New York Yankees: (-129)

Cleveland Indians: (+119)

 

• New York has had its share of injuries this season, like 17 or so significant ones with a current IL that could likely compete for the AL East pennant. Yet, here we are in June and New York is first in the East with a 1.5 game lead over the Tampa Bay Rays. Catcher Gary Sanchez leads the Yankees with 19 bombs this season and infielder D.J. LeMahieu leads New York with a .371 OBP, .323 batting average and a team-high 40 RBI this season.

• Sabathia (3-2, 3.61 ERA) has made nine starts and pitched five innings or longer in each of those nine starts. Sabathia has a 1.25 WHIP and his 5.13 xFIP suggests maybe Sabathia has been lucky and could see some regression at some point this season. Sabathia strikes out 7.99, walks 3.23 and allows 2.47 bombs per nine innings pitched this season.

• Cleveland was the preseason favorite to win the AL Central and now find themselves 10.5 games behind the Minnesota Twins in the AL Central standings. The Indians have been outscored by 12 runs this season and that number could be a lot higher due to the injuries to three-fifths of its starting rotation. The Indians have won five of their last ten games and enter Friday night hoping to end a one-game losing skid.

• Plutko (1-1, 6.35 ERA) has made two starts this season and his 1.32 WHIP and 5.59 xFIP suggests maybe Plutko has been unlucky and is a better pitcher in real life than he is on paper. Plutko strikes out 5.56 per nine with 1.59 walks and 3.97 bombs allowed per nine innings pitched this season.

5/10
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New York Yankees
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