Yankees expect Brito to recover from Twins debacle, win against Angels

New York Yankees vs. Los Angeles Angels: Jhony Brito vs. Griffin Canning

The Los Angeles Angels are up 1-0 in the series against the New York Yankees, who must win Game 2 to keep their series hopes alive. The Yankees haven’t lost a series yet and made a comeback in their last series against the Twins to draw it 2-2.

When: Wednesday, Apr. 19, 2023.

Time: 7:05 p.m. EDT.

Where: Yankee Stadium, New York.

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area, YES Network.

Stream: MLB.tv, DirecTv

Moneyline: Yankees -137, Angels +117; over/under is 9 runs.

Pitching matchup: Jhony Brito will start for the Yankees while the Angels have Griffin Canning as their starter.

Overall, New York is 10-7, and at home, they are 6-5. The Yankees pitchers as a group have an earned run average of 3.10, which places them in fourth place among major league teams.

Overall, Los Angeles has a record of 9-8, and they are 6-5 on the road. The Angels hitters have a combined batting average of .240, which places them eighth overall in the AL.

Wednesday’s game will be the second time this season that these two clubs have faced one other. Yankees have a record of 6-4 in their last 10 games, with a batting average of .220, an earned run average of 3.13, and they have outscored their opponents by eight runs.

Anthony Rizzo is second on the Yankees in terms of his batting average, which is .310. He also has three doubles and four home runs. In the last 10 games, Rizzo is 12 for 37 with three home runs and five RBI.

Yankees to start with Jhony Brito

When Brito starts, his team has a record of 2-1-0 against the spread. On Thursday against the Minnesota Twins, the right-hander gave up seven earned runs and six hits in two-thirds of an inning. When Brito starts a game and his team is the moneyline favorite, they have a 2-1 record.

In his first two starts, he was excellent giving the Yankees comfortable wins. But his third against the Twins was one of the rarest in the Yankees history. The team and fans expect him to recover from that with another good show against the Angels.

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