The New York Yankees (98-71) are in desperate need of a win in their American League Championship Series against the Detroit Tigers (93-76), but to do so they’ll have to find a way to mount some offense against one of the elite pitchers in baseball. Right-hander Justin Verlander (19-8, 1.04 WHIP, 2.51 ERA) will take the mound on Tuesday against the Yankees right-hander Phil Hughes (16-13, 1.26 WHIP, 4.14 ERA) in what will be close to a must-win for New York.
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Detroit will be playing host at Comerica Park for this 8:00 PM ET game on TBS and the online sportsbooks have made them a large -178 betting favorite on the money line. The total for Tuesday’s clash sits low at 7 runs with both offenses having some issues lately. New York has gone 45-38 on the road this year while Detroit has put together an impressive 52-31 mark at home.
The Tigers won the first 2 games of this series at Yankees Stadium, winning 6-4 in game 1 and 3-0 in game 2 as an underdog in both. That being said, the Yankees won their last 2 regular season games in Detroit this season and also bested Verlander as a +160 underdog back in June of 2012. The under has been a winner in 2 of the last 3 between these squads.
Hughes has given up 4 or more earned runs in 4 of his last 7 starts, but he was masterful while going 6.2 innings and allowing just 1 earned run off 4 hits against the Baltimore Orioles in his lone playoff start this year. Verlander has given up just 3 earned runs over his last 6 combined starts and threw a 8.0-inning shutout the last time he faced the Yankees back in August.
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