The New York Yankees will try to keep their hopes of repeating as World Series champions alive when they visit the Texas Rangers for Game 6 of the ALCS on Friday (8:05 PM ET, TBS). The Rangers lead the best-of-seven series 3-2. New York is scheduled to start righthander Philip Hughes, who is 19-9 with a 4.32 ERA. Texas will counter with righthander Colby Lewis, who is 13-13 with a 3.61 ERA.
The Yankees are listed as slight -109 moneyline odds favorites, with Hughes the starter, versus Lewis and the Rangers, giving -101 odds as the home underdog. The posted total (over/under) is currently 9-runs.The Yankees avoided elimination by defeating the Rangers 7-2 in Game 5 of the ALCS on Wednesday as -159 favorites. That game's nine runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8).
Curtis Granderson homered and drove in a pair of runs for the Yankees, who now trail the ALCS 3-2. CC Sabathia notched his third win of the postseason, allowing 11 hits and two runs over his six innings. Matt Treanor homered and had a pair of RBI for the Rangers. C.J. Wilson surrendered six hits and six runs over five innings in the loss.
Hughes got a rude awakening as the Yankees starter,in his first postseason outing, losing Game 2 of the ALCS after giving up seven runs on 10 hits in four innings pitched. Now, the right-hander, will be asked to summon the form that won him 18 games in a breakout season.
Lewis is 1-0 with a 1.69 ERA in two playoff starts after a 7-2 win vs. the Yanks in NLCS Game 2, yielding two runs in 5 2/3 innings. He pitched five scoreless frames in ALDS Game 3 vs. the Rays. He has allowed eight hits in 10 2/3 innings with 11 strike outs.
MLB Picks: I predict the Rangers will wrap up the series today. I'm taking the -101 odds and Texas.
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