Yankees vs Phillies Pick – MLB Predictions & Odds 4/3/23
Philadelphia Phillies (0-2) vs. New York Yankees (1-1)
April 3, 2023 7:05 pm EDT
The Line: New York Yankees -161 / Philadelphia Phillies +125; Over/Under: +7.5
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The Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Yankees meet Monday in MLB action from Yankee Stadium. Philadelphia is fresh off an opener series versus the Rangers. After losing the first pair, on Sunday the Phillies fell by a run. As for the Yankees, they played the Giants in their opening series. New York split the first two, then in the Sunday rubber match the Yankees posted a shutout win. Check back all season long for free MLB picks at Sports Chat Place.
Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia lost to the Rangers 11-7 in the Thursday opener and 16-3 on Saturday. In the Sunday game the Phillies out-hit Texas 9-8 but ended up with a 2-1 defeat. Bailey Falter went 5.1 innings with two earned on seven hits in the start.
As starter for the Monday matchup, the Phillies will send out Taijuan Walker. Over his 29 starts last year Walker went 12-5 with a 3.49 ERA. In 157.1 innings he had 132 strikeouts. Walker is 54-50 over 167 games (163 starts) in his career, with a 3.89 ERA.
New York Yankees
Over on the Yankees’ side, they beat the Giants 5-0 on Thursday but then fell 7-5 in the Sunday matchup. On Sunday New York scored three runs in the third inning on the way to a 6-0 win. Jhony Brito had 5.0 clean frames in the start with two hits and one walk.
Nestor Cortes will make the start for the Yankees on Monday. In 28 starts last year Cortes went 12-4 with a 2.44 ERA. In 158.1 innings he had 163 Ks as well. Cortes is 19-9 in 92 games (44 starts) over his career, sporting a 3.60 ERA.
The Phillies are 5-1 in their last six in game one of a series and 4-1 in their last five Monday games. Philadelphia is 3-8 in their last 11 versus the AL East.
Meanwhile, the Yankees are 10-4 in their last 14 Monday games and 57-25 in their last 82 at home. New York is 35-17 in their last 52 in game one of a series.
ANDREW’S FREE PICK
I’m going to stick with New York here. Probably not touching it, though. The Yankees looked good in their opener Thursday versus the Giants, but Saturday’s game was another story. New York gave up 12 hits in that one during a pretty sketchy overall pitching performance. On Sunday the Yankees bounced back with a nice pitching performance, and six different players had hits to keep the offense rolling. Another game like that and New York will be in great shape.