It’s the New York Yankees on the road at the San Francisco Giants on Friday in Major League Baseball action. The Yankees come into the game with the best record in the American League. New York is 39-19 on the season, and first place in the American League East. The Yankees are leading the Baltimore Orioles in the divisional race. New York is coming off a win over the Angels on Thursday.
The San Francisco Giants are 29-28 on the season> The Giants are second in the National League West. The Giants trail the Los Angeles Dodgers in the divisional race. San Francisco is coming off a loss on Wednesday to the Philadelphia Phillies. San Francisco has won 7 out of their last 10 games.
The New York Yankees are -140 on the road at the Giants on Friday.
Hard Hitting New York Yankees
The Yankees saw Aaron Judge club his 18th home run of the season to get the scoring started. Oswaldo Cabrera and Anthony Volpe both walked to score a run as well. Then, Juan Soto tripled in a run to break the game open for New York.
The New York offense is one of the best in all of Major League Baseball. They are scoring 4.8 runs per game, and have a team batting average of .256 on the season. The Yankees are the top home run hitting team in the league, with 83. Judge leads the way, but Juan Soto and Giancarlo Stanton have both been solid, with 15 and 13 respectively.
Marcus Stroman will get the start for the Yankees. Stroman is 4-2 on the season with a 2.76 earned run average. The righthander has thrown 62 innings on the season and struck out 53 batters, and walked 27. Stroman’s last start was on May 25th at San Diego. He went six innings, and allowed three hits.
Giants in the NL West
For the San Francisco Giants, Jordan Hicks will get the nod. Hicks is 4-1 on the season, and holds a 2.33 earned run average. Hicks has struck out 48 batters over 58 innings this season. His last start was on May 25th at the Mets, where he went five innings, allowing two hits and a run.
San Francisco is scoring 4.3 runs per game. The top batting average is 10th in the league, with a .247 on the season. The Giants are averaging 8.3 hits per game, and have clubbed 51 homeruns on the season.
The top offensive threats for the Giants have been Michael Conforton, with a .280 average, along with Matt Chapman and Thairo Estrada, with 8 homeruns each. Chapman is the top doubles guy on the team with 14 on the season.
Yankees Top Giants
We like the New York Yankees in this game. Storman throws the ball well and beats out a soft hitting Giants team. Stroman and the Yankees win this game on Friday.
The final bet for this game is the New York Yankees -140 over the San Francisco Giants. Enjoy the game and best of luck with all your Major League Baseball betting for this and all the action.
