GL but I'm taking my chances with CC and the boys today. I just don't trust Lackey even with these hot bats behind him. The Yankees offense isn't exactly struggling right now either and I'll take their career .283 against him. And this isn't a fluke # like many opponent averages: this is over 346 AB by this Yankee line-up.
Sabathia is filthy on the road and the Bombers' best chance of having a starter go 7+ in this series. That is what they need right now more than anything. He's 6-3 away with a 2.99 ERA & a .205 AVG against. I'm sure Halos will get to him for 3-4 runs through about 6 innings but the Yanks will abuse Lackey imo.
Sabathia is filthy on the road and the Bombers' best chance of having a starter go 7+ in this series. That is what they need right now more than anything. He's 6-3 away with a 2.99 ERA & a .205 AVG against. I'm sure Halos will get to him for 3-4 runs through about 6 innings but the Yanks will abuse Lackey imo.
The Yanks could very well get to Lackey. But I'm going to side with the Angels on this one as they have the momentum in a very large way. Also, Lackey's last start was promising, he was cruising along against the Rangers for a good part of the game and had a bad inning. He may be on the upswing. Also, he steps up for big matchups such as this one, always has. This is easily the game of the day with these two pitchers on the mound.
