Tigers at Yankees MLB Odds & Picks: The New York Yankees must keep winning in order to stay abreast of the hot Tampa Bay Rays as both are co-leaders in the American League East Division. The Yankees have won two straight games of their current four game series with the Detroit Tigers at new Yankee Stadium. Today, New York and Detroit will wrap up the series with a matinee (1:05 pm Eastern). Rick Porcello gets the start for Detroit in this one. A right-hander, Porcello is 5-10 this season with a 5.53 ERA. The Yankees will counter with Phil Hughes. The Yankees right-hander is 14-5 with a 3.94 ERA on the year.
Oddsmakers at BetUS.com list the Yankees as heavy -260 moneyline favorites with a posted 9 1/2-run total. Detroit backers are getting +220 underdog odds.Hughes earned won No. 14 in his last outing, throwing six innings and allowing three runs, though he proved hittable, ceding nine. He forced the Royals' hitters to put the ball in play, finishing with one walk and no strikeouts.
Porcello returns to Yankee Stadium with hopes of building on his seven solid innings of two-run ball last Saturday against the White Sox. He didn't get a decision, but the Tigers got a comeback win.
Mark Teixeira cranked a two-run homer and the Yankees ran past the Tigers 9-5 on Wednesday. The Yankees won that contest as -177 favorites, and the 14 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (9.5) set by sportsbooks. Austin Kearns also drove in a pair of runs for the Yankees, while Dustin Moseley allowed four runs over five innings in picking up the win. Jeremy Bonderman gave up seven runs off six hits over his five innings in the Tigers loss.
MLB Picks: Take Hughes and the Yankees in this one but leave the moneyline alone. Instead take New York -130 on the run line. Betting the OVER 9 1/2 also has its possibilities.
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