Opening Day of the 2023 Major League Baseball season has finally arrived, and the first game will see the resumption of the Yankees vs. Giants rivalry after a gap of three years. When both teams will meet on Thursday, the Yankees will look to rebound from their loss in the ALCS to the Astros, while the Giants will try to qualify for the postseason for the first time since they were eliminated.
Advantage New York in Yankees vs. Giants Game 1
On Opening Day of the 2022 MLB season, the Yankees vs. Giants game at Yankee Stadium will start at 1:05 p.m. ET, Thursday.
The Yankees are favored to start the 2023 season over the Giants. The Yankees are in excellent shape to successfully defend their title as champions of the American League East. However, considering the history of the Yankees vs. Giants series, the first game of the season won’t be without its share of challenges.
Aaron Boone, the manager of the team, has to deal with significant absences in the starting rotation despite the fact that the team has a formidable lineup. Luis Severino is not expected to return until the middle of April, and it won’t be until early May before newcomer Carlos Rodon makes his appearance again.
The Yankees are ready to send out their ace Gerrit Cole while the Giants will have Logan Webb in the first game of the Yankees vs. Giants series.
Yankees vs. Giants Game 1: Logan Webb vs Gerrit Cole (1:05 p.m. EDT)
- Last season, Cole’s team went 16-20 ATS in the 36 games in which he pitched with a spread.
- The 32-year-old last pitched against the Houston Astros on Saturday, October 22.
- The right-handed pitcher started that game and went for five innings.
- Last season, Cole started in 36 games, and his team won 23 of those games and lost 13.
In the Yankees vs. Giants Game 2, Clarke Schmidt will start and it is Domingo German in Game 3.
MLB Odds: Yankees vs. Giants
New York Yankees: -1.5 (+126)
San Francisco Giants: +1.5 (-152)
Over: 7 (-115)
Under: 7 (-105)
How To Watch Giants vs. Yankees
TV: NBC Sports Bay Area, YES Network
Stream: MLB.tv
The Yankees have the advantage when it comes to hitting. The New York batting order is led by Aaron Judge, who had one of the best seasons of all time and has a great cast behind him. But players like Mitch Haniger are always ready to change results in the Yankees vs. Giants tussle.
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