New York Yankees vs. Los Angeles Angels: Nestor Cortes vs. Patrick Sandoval
Thursday’s game between the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Angels will decide who takes the lead in the best-of-three series. So far, the Yankees have not lost a series in the 2023 season while the Angels got a 3-1 drubbing by the Red Sox before they arrived in the Bronx.
In Game 3, the Yankees will try their best to maintain their unblemished series win record with a win.
When: Thursday, Apr. 20, 2023.
Time: 4:05 p.m. EDT.
Where: Yankee Stadium, New York.
TV: NBC Sports Bay Area, YES Network.
Stream: MLB.tv, DirecTv.
Moneyline: Yankees -163, Angels +140; over/under is 8 1/2 runs.
Pitching matchup: Nestor Cortes will start for the Yankees while the Angels have Patrick Sandoval as their starter.
The home team for New York has a record of 7-5, while the overall record for the team is 11-7. The Yankees have a record of 8-2 in games in which they have not given up a home run to the opposing team.
Overall, Los Angeles has a record of 9-9, including a record of 6-6 on the road. When the Angels have eight or more hits in a game, they have a winning record of 6-3.
On Thursday, these two teams will play each other for the third time this season. In their last 10 games, the Yankees went 6-4, hit .217, had a 3.20 ERA, and scored six more runs than their opponents.
Yankees to start with Nestor Cortes
- This season, Cortes’s team is 2-1-0 against the spread when he starts.
- The left-handed pitcher last pitched on Friday against the Minnesota Twins. He went seven innings and gave up two earned runs and five hits.
- Cortes will try to play five innings or more for the fourth time in a row.
- When Cortes starts a game in which his team is the moneyline favorite.
- When Cortes has been the starter, his team is 2-1 in games.
Yankees Injured List: Giancarlo Stanton, Jonathan Loaisiga, Tommy Kahnle, Josh Donaldson, Frankie Montas, Lou Trivino, Harrison Bader, Carlos Rodon, Luis Severino, Luis Gil, Scott Effross, Ben Rortvedt.
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