Yankees vs Rangers Game 1 MLB Playoffs 2010 Picks, Predictions & Odds: The New York Yankees and Texas Rangers will face off in the American League Championship Series, a seven game formatted event (2-2-1-1-1), beginning with Game-1 tonight (8:05 PM Eastern) at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. The Yankees will start their rotation No. 1 in former Cy Young Award winner CC Sabathia while the Rangers counter with lefty CJ Wilson. Sabathia has one win in the 2010 post season with a 4.50 ERA. Wilson had one win in the 2010 ALDS versus Tampa Bay.
MLB oddsmakers at Bodog.com list Sabathia and the Yankees as -143 moneyline favorites versus Wilson and the Rangers with a posted total of 8-runs. Rangers backers are getting +133 odds as a home underdog.Sabathia, the Majors' co-leader in wins with 21, held the Rangers to one run on three hits in six innings in a 5-1 victory in New York on April 16. He is 4-1 with a 2.34 ERA in six postseason starts for the Yankees over the past two years.
Wilson, a 15-game winner, was dazzling in his first career postseason start, allowing Tampa Bay two hits in 6 1/3 shutout innings. He struggled in his three starts against the Yankees this season, posting an 0-1 record and a 5.65 ERA.
Marcus Thames belted a two-run homer and the Yankees defeated the Twins 6-1 in a sweep of their best-of-five ALDS last time out. The Yankees won the game as -180 favorites, while the seven runs went UNDER the posted 9-run total. Nick Swisher went deep for a solo homer for New York that day, and Phil Hughes tossed seven scoreless innings for the win.
Cliff Lee went the distance to earn the victory as the Rangers defeated the Rays 5-1 to win Game 5 of their ALDS last time out. Texas cashed as +100 road underdogs in that contest, while the teams played UNDER the 6 1/2-run total.
MLB Pick: I expect the Yankees to get the job done behind Sabathia in Game-1 (Yankees -43).
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