Philadelphia Phillies vs. New York Yankees
The Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Yankees will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Yankee Stadium in Game 2 of the World Series.
The Phillies will give the ball to starter Pedro Martinez in this one. Righthander Martinez is 5-1 this season with a 3.14 ERA.
Meanwhile, it'll be A.J. Burnett who starts for the Yankees. Righthander Burnett is 13-9 with a 4.07 ERA so far this season.
Cliff Lee fanned 10 batters and went the distance on Wednesday as the Phillies defeated the Yankees 6-1 in Game 1. The Phillies won that game as +160 underdogs, while the seven runs went UNDER the posted over/under (7.5).
Chase Utley launched two home runs to lead the Phillies, and Raul Ibanez also drove in a pair of runs in the win.
Derek Jeter went 3-for-4 at the plate for the Yankees, who were -180 favorites in the contest. CC Sabathia gave up four hits and two runs over seven innings in the loss.
Team records:
Philadelphia: 93-69 SU
New York: 103-59 SU
Philadelphia most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
Before playing NY Yankees are 6-4
After playing NY Yankees are 1-9
After a win are 7-3
New York most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 7-3
Before playing Philadelphia are 6-4
After playing Philadelphia are 9-1
After a loss are 7-3
A few trends to consider:
Philadelphia is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Philadelphia is 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
NY Yankees are 11-2 SU in their last 13 games at home
NY Yankees are 8-3 SU in their last 11 games
NY Yankees are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Next up:
NY Yankees at Philadelphia, Saturday, October 31
PHILADELPHIA vs. NY YANKEES
Philadelphia is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
NY Yankees are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
NY Yankees are 8-3 SU in their last 11 games
PHILADELPHIA (101 - 71) at NY YANKEES (110 - 62)
PEDRO MARTINEZ (R) vs. A.J. BURNETT (R)
Top Trends for this game.
NY YANKEES are 62-25 (+13.3 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field this season.
NY YANKEES are 74-38 (+21.1 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
NY YANKEES are 61-35 (+12.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
NY YANKEES are 21-4 (+14.0 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
NY YANKEES are 110-62 (+15.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
NY YANKEES are 55-27 (+15.4 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
NY YANKEES are 62-25 (+13.3 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
NY YANKEES are 56-22 (+18.7 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 19-5 (+15.1 Units) against the money line in playoff games over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 33-21 (+9.9 Units) against the money line in road games after a win this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 51-37 (+7.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 64-38 (+17.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 101-71 (+7.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 52-34 (+14.6 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 20-8 (+10.6 Units) against the money line in October games over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 98-68 (+6.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 73-52 (+17.5 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 3-1 (+3.7 Units) against NY YANKEES this season
4 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+4.0 Units)
PEDRO MARTINEZ vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
MARTINEZ is 12-13 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 3.35 and a WHIP of 1.100.
His team's record is 14-23 (-21.9 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 21-15. (+4.0 units)
A.J. BURNETT vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
BURNETT is 5-8 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 4.85 and a WHIP of 1.511.
His team's record is 6-10 (-6.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 9-7. (+1.3 units)
Philadelphia at NY Yankees
Pedro Martinez (R) vs. AJ Burnett (R)
Martinez:
PHI 25-19 as an underdog
PHI 19-5 in playoff games
Burnett:
13-5 Under in home starts
NYY 18-5 Under in Game 2's