Game 2 of the NLDS takes place on Monday night and we will see the New York Yankees travel take on the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards in Baltimore. The game is scheduled for an 8:07 (ET) pm start time and it will be televised live on TBS. Currently the ODDS have New York favored at -132, while Baltimore is dogs of +124. The total for the game sits at 8 runs. Find out what the Public is taking by clicking HERE.
Free Analysis: The New York Yankees look to take a commanding lead in their American League Division Series against the Baltimore Orioles when the division rivals square off in Game 2 at Camden Yards tonight. The AL East champion Yankees drew first blood Sunday night, rallying for five runs in the ninth inning against Orioles closer Jim Johnson en route to a 7-2 triumph in a series opener whose start was delayed nearly 2 1/2 hours by rain. Russell Martin snapped a 2-2 tie by leading off the ninth with a home run off Johnson, who led the major leagues with 51 saves in the regular season. New York, which registered five of its 10 hits against Johnson, improved to 7-3 at Camden Yards this year. After coming out of retirement and dealing with a lengthy recovery from injury, the New York Yankees' Andy Pettitte is hoping to do what he's done countless times before, earn a victory in the postseason. The all-time leader with 19 postseason victories, Pettitte was better than expected as he returned from his one-year retirement. The 40-year-old, who made only 12 starts, tossed 11 scoreless innings over his first two starts following a broken fibula before allowing three runs in 5 2/3 frames of a loss at Toronto on Sept. 29. Pettitte has dominated the Orioles over his career, going 27-6 with a 3.52 ERA in 42 games - including two relief appearances. The Orioles will counter with Wei-yin Chen, who began his first major-league season strong, winning his first four decisions while allowing two earned runs or less in six of his first seven starts. The 27-year-old native of Taiwan went 0-4 over his final seven outings but yielded more than three earned runs only twice during that stretch. Chen was 1-2 with a 5.25 ERA in four starts against the Yankees, surrendering a total of 11 runs in 11 1/3 frames in losing consecutive outings on Sept. 1 and Sept. 7.
Other Notes: New York (245) and Baltimore (214) were the top two teams in the major leagues in home runs during the regular season but combined for one blast in the series opener. Yankees LF Ichiro Suzuki enters Game 2 with a 20-game hitting streak at Camden Yards.
Free Pick: Gonna stay with the hot Yanks in this one. Andy Pettite is excellent in the post season and he has simply owns this team, going 27-6 with a 3.52 ERA in 42 appearances (40 Starts) vs the O's and he has allowed 2 ER's or less in 7 of his last 8 starts vs them. Amazing numbers indeed. Andy has a solid start to his year, but was then injured. Well he came back just as strong, going 2-1 with a 1.62 ERA since his return from the DL. On the other side Wei-Yin Chen has not been hot of late, going 0-4 with a 5.04 ERA in his last 6 starts, plus he was just 1-2 with a 5.25 ERA in 4 starts vs the Yanks this year. The NY offense is hot right now, averaging 6.9 rpg in their last 10 games, while also posting 7.6 rpg in their last 5 games in this park. NY has the experience on post season ball on their side, that have a huge edge on the mound and their offense is playing very well right now. NY should head home with a 2-0 lead.
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