The New York Yankees and Los Angeles Angels are slated to meet up on Tuesday for the first of a three game series. The New York Yankees are leading the American League East with their 37-18 record on the season. New York is coming into the game with 7 wins in their last 10 games. The Yankees lost on the road at the Padres on Sunday.
For the Los Angeles Angels, they are in last place in the American League West. The Angels are 20-33 on the season. Los Angeles is coming off a three game sweep at home at the hands of the Cleveland Guardians.
The New York Yankees are -175 in this game on the road. The Yankees and Angels total runs are set at 8.5.
Elite Start for Yankees
Aaron Judge did not hit a homerun in Sunday’s game, but had hit one in five straight games. He now has 17 on the season, with just 18 singles. He is not alone though in the New York offense. Juan Soto has been outstanding in his first season with the team. He has 14 home runs, while Giancarlo Stanton has clubbed 13.
New York is one of the best offensive teams in all of Major League Baseball. New York is hitting .257 as a team, which is third in the league. THe Yankees have clubbed 80 homeruns, which leads all of Major League Baseball. On the other side, the pitching has gotten the job done, with a team ERA of 2.78.
Nestor Cortes is slated to get the start for the New York Yankees in this game. Cortes has nasty stuff, but is 3-4 on the season. The 29 year old from Cuba holds a 3.29 earned run average on the season. He has struck out 63 batters over 65.2 innings. Cortes has walked 15 guys. His last start was on May 22nd, where he allowed just three hits in five innings against Seattle.
Sinking Ship Angels
The Los Angeles Angels are sending Griffin Canning to the hill in this game. Canning is 2-4 on the season, and has a 5.05 earned run average. Canning has 36 strikeouts and 21 walks through 51.2 innings in 2024.
The Angels have been the opposite of elite to start the season. The Angels are not great at anything. They are right in the middle with a team batting average of .244. They score 4.3 runs per game, and allow teams to give up 5 per game. Teams are hitting .239 against them on the season.
The top offensive threats have been Taylor Ward, and Logan O’Hoppe. Ward is hitting .271 to lead the way, The power for the Angels comes from Ward, with 11 bombs, while Joe Adell has clubbed 10. Mike Trout, who has not played since April 29th, also has 10 homeruns on the season.
Yankees Top Angels
The New York Yankees are going to keep on winning. The Angels are bad news bears right now, and the Yankees have the bats, and with Cortes on the mound, they are in good shape in this game.
When we make our final bet for this game, we are going to take the New York Yankees -175 over the Los Angeles Angels. Best of luck and enjoy the game!
