The New York Yankees (98-69) are fresh off an exciting game 5 win over the Baltimore Orioles, and they won’t have much time to rest as they get set to host the Detroit Tigers (91-76) at Yankee Stadium on Saturday. The Tigers were in a unique situation themselves that could affect how they perform here since they won in 5 games over the Oakland Athletics and were in Detroit late last night not knowing if they would host the Orioles on Saturday or travel to New York.
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Game 1 of the ALCS gets started at 8:00 PM ET on TBS and the Tigers will be putting their 39-45 road record on the line against a New York team that has gone 53-31 at home. Betting odds for Saturday’s series opener show the Yankees favored at -125, while the total sits low at 8 runs. The road team has won 5 of the last 10 head-to-head meetings between these teams, but New York has won the 2 most recent matchups against Detroit and the Tigers were on the road for both.
Right-hander Doug Fister (10-10, 1.19 WHIP, 3.42 ERA) will go for the Tigers and he’ll be facing a New York lineup that hasn’t hit well lately. Fister allowed 2 earned runs or less in 7 of his last 10 starts this year and has given up 3 earned runs or less in 4 of his 5 career starts against the Yankees.
Ageless left-hander Andy Pettite (5-5, 1.14 WHIP, 2.95 ERA) gets the nod for New York and he’s been very tough to hit this year. Pettite has been even tougher to connect off of at Yankee Stadium but he also hasn’t faced the Tigers since 2008 so it’s tough to know how he’ll do against a lineup that includes Triple Crown winner Miguel Cabrera.
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