The Los Angeles Angels and New York Yankees will play the second game of their three-game series Wednesday at Yankee Stadium. First pitch from The Bronx is at 7:05 p.m. ET. New York is a -135 moneyline favorite and the game total is nine.
LA (8-8 SU and 6-10 RL) avoided a four-game sweep in Boston with its 5-4 win on Monday. The Angels will start righty Griffin Canning (0-0 with a 3.60 ERA and a 1.00 WHIP) tomorrow night.
NY (10-6 SU and 10-6 RL) split a four-game set with Minnesota last week. The Yankees will turn to right-hander Jhony Brito (2-1 with a 6.75 ERA and a 1.41 WHIP) on Tuesday.
Los Angeles didn't get swept, but its series with Boston was still disappointing, as it led in all four games but only won one. The Angels have dropped to .500 but will face an easier schedule — including seven straight home games against Kansas City and Oakland — after visiting the Yankees.
LA scores 5.06 runs per contest (9th) and hits .242 (18th) with a .719 OPS (18th). The Angels have hit 19 home runs (13th) and stolen five bases (26th) this year. The Los Angeles pitching staff has posted a 3.73 ERA (10th) and a 1.27 WHIP (8th) with six quality starts.
wake up babe Renfroe just homered ?? #GoHalos pic.twitter.com/GyL9ewjY9n
— Los Angeles Angels (@Angels) April 17, 2023
26-year-old Griffin Canning takes the hill tomorrow in The Bronx. He's only made one start this year, on April 12 vs. Washington. In that outing, he went five innings, giving up two earned runs on five hits and zero walks with four strikeouts. The California native missed the final seven weeks of 2021 with a stress fracture in his lower back that forced him to sit out all of 2022.