Two left-handed heavyweights will square off on Wednesday night as the New York Yankees host the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 1 of the 2009 World Series (7:57 p.m. ET, FOX).
Cliff Lee goes for the Phillies while CC Sabathia takes the mound for the Yankees. These former Cleveland teammates have pitched extremely well during the postseason and each could get three starts in this series if it goes seven games.
The Yankees are a -163 favorite and the total is set at 7.5 at SBG Global.
Unlike past World Series matchups this one has everything. Each team has a premier ace pitcher, both teams have MVP sluggers, and both teams can hit home runs. The teams met earlier this season for a series at Yankee Stadium and the Phillies took two of three.
The Phillies are trying to become the first team to repeat as World Series champs since the 1998-2000 Yankees, and the first team to do it in the National League since the 1975-76 Cincinnati Reds. The Yankees are well aware that it won’t be easy against the defending champs.
“They’re the defending champs. They’re playing extremely well,” manager Joe Girardi said. “We know they’re an extremely tough opponent.”
The Yankees had the most wins in baseball betting this season and had little trouble getting past Minnesota and the Angels in the first two rounds of the playoffs.
Alex Rodriguez has been superb in the postseason and Sabathia has been almost unhittable. On the other side, the Phillies got amazing pitching from Cliff Lee while Ryan Howard had 14 RBIs in nine games against Colorado and the Dodgers this postseason.
Wednesday’s game should be a great duel as Lee is 2-0 in three starts this postseason with a 0.74 ERA. Sabathia is 3-0 this postseason with a 1.19 ERA.
The only thing that might prevent a pitcher’s duel is their career numbers. Sabathia is 1-2 with a 5.55 ERA in four career starts against the Phillies while Lee is 4-4 with a 5.02 ERA in nine career starts against New York.
The Phillies are 8-3 in their last 11 games as a road underdog. The Phillies are 6-2 in Lee’s last eight road starts. The Yankees are 41-10 in their last 51 home games. The Yankees are 10-1 in Sabathia’s last 11 starts as a home favorite.
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Title: World Series Game 1: Southpaw Showdown
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Added on: October 28th, 2009
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