San Francisco Giants (1-1) vs. New York Yankees (1-1)
April 2, 2023 1:35 pm EDT
The Line: New York Yankees -161 / San Francisco Giants +125; Over/Under: +7.5
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The San Francisco Giants and New York Yankees meet Sunday in MLB action at Yankee Stadium. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The San Francisco Giants have scored 7 runs in their first 2 games and 4 or more runs in 1 of their first 2 games. The Giants have won 11 of their last 13 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Brandon Crawford leads the Giants with 3 hits and 3 RBI, while Thairo Estrada and Joc Pederson have combined for 5 hits and 2 RBI. Ross Stripling gets the ball, and he was 10-4 with a 3.01 ERA and 111 strikeouts last season. Stripling is 0-5 with a 4.55 ERA and 25 strikeouts in his career against the Yankees.
The New York Yankees have scored 10 runs in their first 2 games and 4 or more runs in both games. The Yankees have won 14 of their last 16 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Aaron Judge leads the Yankees with 5 hits and 3 RBI, while DJ LeMahieu and Anthony Volpe have combined for 4 hits and 1 RBI. Jhony Brito will make his major league debut when he takes the bump. Brito was 26-21 with a 3.71 ERA and 344 strikeouts in his minor league career.
The Giants are 9-4 in their last 13 road games and 12-5 in their last 17 overall. The Yankees are 5-2 in their last 7 Sunday games and 57-24 in their last 81 home games. The over is 7-2 in Giants last 9 overall. The under is 16-5 in Yankees last 21 overall. The Giants are 2-6 in the last 8 meetings in New York.
The New York Yankees are going to be favored at home for obvious reasons, but I don’t back pitchers making their big league debut. We have no idea what to expect from Jhony Brito under the bright lights. Also, Ross Stripling was solid last year, so you can argue the Giants and the plus money is where the value is at. Give me the road dog.
