If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Friday when the Baltimore Orioles and the New York Yankees meet at Yankee Stadium.Current streak:
Baltimore has lost 2 straight games.
New York has won 4 straight games.
The Orioles will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Chris Tillman in this game. Tillman has a 1-3 record and a 4.66 ERA this season.
The Yankees will counter Tillman with Andy Pettitte. Lefthander Pettitte has a 4.10 ERA to go along with a 13-6 record this season.
Oddsmakers at Sportsbetting.com currently have the Yankees listed as 300-moneyline favorites versus the Orioles, while the game's total is sitting at 10.
The Orioles were defeated 7-5 by the Red Sox last time out, as +175 underdogs. The game's 12 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (10.5).
Matt Wieters had two hits and drove in a pair of runs for the Orioles. Matt Albers surrendered two hits and one run in the loss.
Jorge Posada belted a pinch-hit three-run homer to propel the Yankees to a 4-2 win over the Rays on Wednesday. The Yankees won the game as -150 favorites, but the six runs went UNDER the posted over/under (10).
Jonathan Albaladejo picked up the win in relief, and Phil Coke collected the save.
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore's last 6 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Baltimore's last 18 games
Baltimore is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
Baltimore is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
NY Yankees are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing Baltimore
NY Yankees are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games at home
NY Yankees are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Baltimore
NY Yankees are 12-2 SU in their last 14 games
