Thursday, February 9th, 2012
The Philadelphia Phillies the champions of the National League will travel to take on American League Champions the New York Yankees in game 1 of Major League Baseball’s World Series on Wednesday night. First pitch at the new Yankees Stadium is scheduled for 8PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by Fox. The LVSC MLB odds makers have set the opening line in this game and the home team New York Yankees opened as a –160 favorite with the underdog Philadelphia Phillies returning +150. The over under opened at 8 ½ runs. The early money from the MLB betting public has come in on the home favorite, as the New York Yankees are currently a –165 favorite with the Philadelphia Phillies bringing back +155. The over under has seen heavy action towards the under, as the current over under is lined at 7 ½ runs for the bettors to play into.
Getting the start for the Philadelphia Phillies in game 1 will be lefthander Cliff Lee, as he will oppose C.C. Sabathia for the New York Yankees. Cliff Lee had 19 road starts this season and he was 8-5 with an ERA of 3.44. The team record behind Lee in his road starts was 10-9. Lee made 3 starts in the post season and he gave up just 2 earned runs, 14 hits and 3 walks in 24 1/3rd innings of work. Cliff Lee made 2 starts against the Yankees this season and he gave up 4 earned runs, 16 hits and 5 walks in 12 innings of work. C.C. Sabathia made 17 home starts this season and was 9-2 with an ERA of 2.93. Sabathia in 3 post season starts allowed just 3 earned runs and 17 hits with 3 walks in only 24 2/3rd innings of work. Sabathia made 1 start against the Phillies this season allowing 3 earned runs and 9 hits in only 8 innings of work.
The Philadelphia Phillies have batted .261 in the post season with 14 home runs. Shane Victorino has hit .361 in the post season and Ryan Howard not far behind at .355. Howard has 2 home runs and 14 runs batted in this the playoffs. Veteran Alex Rodriguez has led the Yankees in hitting as he has batted .438 in the post season. ARod has 5 home runs and 12 runs batted in. Derek Jeter has contributed with a .297 average with 3 homers and 5 RBI’s.
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