NY YANKEES (111 - 62) at PHILADELPHIA (101 - 72)
ANDY PETTITTE (L) vs. COLE HAMELS (L)
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 101-72 (+6.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 98-69 (+5.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 32-16 (+12.5 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 19-6 (+14.1 Units) against the money line in playoff games over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 51-38 (+6.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 64-39 (+16.7 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.
NY YANKEES are 111-62 (+16.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
NY YANKEES are 56-27 (+16.4 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
NY YANKEES are 75-38 (+22.1 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
NY YANKEES are 62-35 (+13.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
NY YANKEES are 39-19 (+13.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 52-44 (-19.0 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 24-29 (-13.3 Units) against the money line when playing on Saturday over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 1-8 (-10.2 Units) against the money line in home games in an inter-league game this season.
HAMELS is 6-11 (-11.7 Units) against the money line after a loss this season. (Team's Record)
Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 3-2 (+2.7 Units) against NY YANKEES this season
5 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+5.0 Units)
ANDY PETTITTE vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
PETTITTE is 2-2 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 3.67 and a WHIP of 1.368.
His team's record is 5-2 (+2.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-3. (-0.4 units)
COLE HAMELS vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
HAMELS is 0-1 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 2.77 and a WHIP of 1.308.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-2. (-2.3 units)
NY YANKEES vs. PHILADELPHIA
NY Yankees are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
NY Yankees at Philadelphia
Andy Pettitte (L) vs. Cole Hamels (L)
Pettitte:
18-3 Under as road favorite
NYY 44-18 after allowing 1 run or less
Hamels:
6-11 TSR off team loss
PHI 1-8 at home vs. American League
New York Yankees vs. Philadelphia Phillies
The New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Phillies will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Citizens Bank Park in Game 3 of the World Series.
Andy Pettitte will be the starting pitcher for the Yankees on this day. Lefthander Pettitte is 16-8 this season with a 4.00 ERA.
Starting this game for the Phillies will be Cole Hamels. The lefthander has a 4.49 ERA to go along with a 11-12 record this season.
Mark Teixeira and Hideki Matsui homered as the Yankees defeated the Phillies 3-1 in Game 2 of the series on Thursday. The Yankees won that game as -190 favorites, while the teams played UNDER the posted over/under (9).
Jorge Posada drove in the other run for the Yankees. A.J. Burnett tossed seven innings for the win, fanning nine batters along the way.
Matt Stairs had the lone RBI for the Phillies, who were +170 underdogs. Pedro Martinez gave up all three runs in the loss.
Team records:
New York: 103-59 SU
Philadelphia: 93-69 SU
New York most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Philadelphia are 5-5
After playing Philadelphia are 9-1
After a win are 6-4
Philadelphia most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing NY Yankees are 7-3
After playing NY Yankees are 1-9
After a loss are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games on the road
NY Yankees are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing NY Yankees
Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
Next up:
Philadelphia home to NY Yankees, Sunday, November 1