| World Series 2009: Phillies at Yankees Game 1 Picks |
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Wednesday, 28 October 2009
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World Series 2009 - Phillies at Yankees Game 1 Picks: The reigning MLB World Champions and 2009 National League Pennent winners Philadelphia Phillies begin defense of their world title Wednesday when they travel to play 2009 American League champs New York Yankees beginning with World Series 2009 Game 1 at new Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York with first pitch set for 8 pm ET.  A pair of Cy Young Award winners and former teammates, lefthanders C.C. Sabathia of the Yankees and Cliff Lee of Philadelpia will go head to head in World Series 2009 Game 1. Sabathia went 22-8 during the regular season with a 3.17 ERA. Lee is 16-13 this season with a 2.99 ERA.World Series 2009 oddsmakers at online super-sportsbook Bodog.com list New York as -173 favorites on the moneyline with a 7 1/2 total. Phillies backers are getting +158 odds as a moneyline underdog. New York is installed as -190 moneyline favorites to win the championship on the Bodog.com 2009 World Series board. Lee is 4-4 with a 5.02 ERA in nine career starts against the Yankees, but is 2-1 with a 1.89 ERA in his last three against them. That included a 10-2 victory over the Yankees in the opening of new Yankee Stadium on April 16, when Lee still pitched for the Cleveland Indians. He dominated in the NLCS,allowing three hits over eight shutout innings in the Phillies' 11-0 Game 3 victory over the Dodgers in the NLCS, lowering his 2009 postseason ERA to 0.74. Lee allowed one run during a complete-game victory in Game 1 of the Division Series against Colorado. In Game 4 of that series, he allowed three runs (one earned) in 7 1/3 innings. All told, that's two earned runs in 24 1/3 innings. Sabathia earned ALCS MVP honors for winning his two starts against the Angels, Games 1 and 4, after allowing just two runs in 16 innings (1.13 ERA), along with nine hits, three walks and 12 strikeouts. Overall in this postseason, Sabathia is 3-0 with a 1.19 ERA (three earned runs in 22 2/3 innings), 20 strikeouts and three walks. World Series 2009 Picks: The pitching looks great for today's game but we don't see how a 7 1/2-run total will hold with all of these big bats. Bet the OVER 7 1/2 for Game 1 and you should be rewarded. Bet on sports at online sportsbook Bodog.com and receive a 10% Deposit Bonus and start winning today.                        |
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