Wednesday night baseball and we will see the Miami Marlins travel to Yankee Stadium to take on the New York Yankees. Free Pick to follow. First pitch is scheduled for a 7:05 PM (Eastern) start time and the game will be televised locally.
Betting Odds
Miami +184
New York -195
Over/ Under: 8 U -120
This is game 3 of a 4 game series between these Interleague League foes. The First two games were played in Miami, with the Marlins winning both games. The Marlins have now won 5 of their last 6 games, but all 6 games were at home and they have gone just 12-20 on the road this year. The Yanks are struggling as they have won just 1 of their last 6 games. They have now given up first place in the AL East, but are back home for this game where they have gone 16-11 on the year.
The Marlins rank 22nd in scoring (3.92 rpg), 8th in hitting (.262) and 20th in homers (54), while on the mound they are 17th in ERA (3.95) and 14th in WHIP (1.27). Miami is 5-1 in their last 6 after scoring 5 runs or more in their previous game, but just 12-26 in their last 38 vs. the American League East and 24-63 in their last 87 games as a road underdog of +151 to +200.
New York ranks 4th in scoring (4.53 rpg), 18th in hitting (.248) and 5th in homers (79), while on the mound they are 16th in ERA (3.95) and 15th in WHIP (1.28). The Yanks have gone 52-21 in their last 73 games after losing the first 2 games of a series and 46-21 in their last 67 interleague games as a favorite, but just 5-12 in their last 17 games following a loss.
Getting the ball for the Marlins tonight will be Jose Urena, who is 1-2 with a 4.44 ERA in 6 games (4 starts) this year. As a starter he is 1-2 with a 3.84 ERA and he has never faced the Yankees in his career.
Taking the hill for the Yankees tonight will be Michael Pineda, who is 7-3 with a 3.74 ERA overall, while at home he has gone 3-1 with a 2.54 ERA. Pineda has never faced the Marlins in his career.
Pick: Going with the Yanks on the RL (+105) here. The Marlins have been a good home team of late, but have really struggled on the road, where they are 12-20 on the year. The Yanks come home off a 5 game road trip, which ended with a 10 run loss at Miami last night. The Yanks will be looking for some payback after that and should get it behind the better starts and the better offense (at least in this park). I see a 6-2 type game here.
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