Thursday, May 24th, 2012
The Philadelphia Phillies will look to even their series at two games apiece when they host the New York Yankees in game 4 of Major League Baseball’s World Series. Start time in Philadelphia is scheduled for 8PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by Fox. The LVSC MLB odds makers have set the opening odds in game 4 and the New York Yankees opened as a –150 favorite with the Philadelphia Phillies returning +140. The over under was opened at 8. The early money from the MLB betting public has been New York Yankees money, as the Bronx Bombers are currently a –155 favorite with the defending World Series Champions bringing back +145 to take game 4. MLB totals bettors will find the early money coming in on the over, as the total is currently lined at 9 runs for the betting public to play into.
On the mound for the Philadelphia Phillies in game number four will be right-hander Joe Blanton and he will oppose game 1 New York Yankees starter C.C. Sabathia. The veteran Yankee lefthander C.C. Sabathia in 4-post season starts is 3-1 with an ERA of 1.52. C.C.Sabathia has allowed 5 earned runs, 21 hits 3 homers and 6 walks in 29 1/3rd innings of work. C.C. Sabathia has made 20 road starts this season and has a 13-6 record with an ERA of 3.38. The team record behind Sabathia in those starts is 13-7. As the Yankees starter at home against Philadelphia in game 1 he allowed 2 earned runs four hits and 2 home runs in the teams 6-1 loss. Philadelphia Phillies starter Joe Blanton has made 17 home starts this season and sports a record of 7-4 with an ERA of 3.81. The team record behind Blanton’s home starts is 11-6. Blanton has made 1 start in the post season allowing 3 earned runs on 6 hits with 1 home run and 2 walks in the teams 5-4 victory. Blanton did not face the Yankees this season. He last faced the New York Yankees last season allowing 4 earned runs on 6 hits in 6 2/3rd innings of work way back on June 12th of 2008.
The New York Yankees leads the World Series at 2 games to 1. The Yankees beat the Phillies last night in Philadelphia’s 8-5, scoring 8 runs on their 8 hits. Alex Rodriguez contributed to the Yankees scoring with a 2 run home run that greatly aided the Yankees momentum after falling behind 3-0 early in the game. That led to a flood of Yankees scoring as the team totaled 8 straight runs off Philadelphia Phillies pitching after falling behind 3-0 after two innings.
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