Minnesota Twins (1-3)  AT New York Yankees  (3-1)
April 5, 2011 at 7:05 PM EST
SP:  Minnesota – B. Duensing / NYY – C.C. Sabathia
Opening runline:  NYY -1.5
Moneyline:  NYY -210 / MIN +180
Opening Total:  9
Current Total: 8.5

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New York is on the brink of elimination after suffering back-to-back blowout defeats at home to the Texas Rangers in the American League Championship Series.

Texas Rangers at New York Yankees

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The Yankees look to bounce back after last night’s loss and send a pitcher out to the mound that hasn’t lost at Yankee Stadium in quite some time.

Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees

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The first two games of the series have been decided by a single run, as the teams are separated by two games in the AL East pennant race.

New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Rays

New York pushed its divisional lead to two games with Saturday’s 5-4 road victory over the Rays at Tropicana Field.  Both games in the series have been decided by a single run, with Tampa winning 3-2 on Friday night.  “It feels like a playoff,” said second baseman Robinson Cano.  “The fans get excited when they get an out and they’re in every pitch.”  Newly acquired Lance Berkman went 0-for-4 in his debut with the Bronx Bombers, as he got his first taste of a pennant race this year.  “It was definitely sore of a playoff-type atmosphere,” said Berkman.  The Yankees own the best record in baseball at 66-37 (+760) and the total is 52-47 O/U in all games.  The lines maker has placed them as a road favorite of -125 to -150 this afternoon, with the team tallying a 10-6 record in that situation in 2010 (+210) and compiling a 31-28 mark the last three years (-720).

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No matter the price – bettors will flock to lay a wager on the Yankees, who are looking to avoid getting swept at home.

Seattle Mariners at New York Yankees

Seattle picked up a 7-0 shutout victory over the best team in baseball, thanks to a brilliant performance by starting pitcher Felix Hernandez.  “He’s as good as we’ve seen all year,” Yankees manager Joe Girardi commented.  The Mariners finished June with a 14-13 record, their first winning month of the season.  Seattle has now won three straight games in New York for the first time since compiling a six-game winning streak from 2001-03.  Bettors will be interested to know, tonight was just the second time all season that starting pitchers Cliff Lee and Hernandez won back-to-back games in the rotation.

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New York Yankees at Los Angeles Dodgers baseball picks.

New York enjoyed a day off on Thursday in getting set for this three-game series, after pushing its interleague record to 9-6 (-180) with a 6-5 road victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday night.  The Yankees play against Joe Torre’s Dodgers for the first time this weekend at Chavez Ravine.  “We’ve been through too much to not kind of fell like [Torre is] a Yankee,” said SP Andy Pettitte.  New York’s record stands at 45-27 on the year, the top record in baseball, which is the best start for the Yankees since 2004 (45-26).

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The Yankees captain hopes to return to the lineup, as a pair of aces close out the 2010 Subway Series.

New York Mets at New York Yankees

The New York Mets had its eight-game winning streak snapped on Saturday afternoon, dropping the second game in the series, 5-3.  The club is still a dominating 19-6 in its last 25 games since May 22, giving them the best record in the majors over that span.  The Mets still hold a 3-2 record against the Yankees this season, but will be up against a 3-9 all-time mark in series in the Bronx.  Starting rotation has carried the load especially on the road, posting a 9-2 record and 2.99 ERA in their last 11 games away from Citi Field.  The staff still has quite a disparity between its home/road numbers, with the team having a 4.66 road ERA compared to just 2.73 at home.

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Aces are wild in a rematch of last year’s World Series tonight in the Bronx

Philadelphia Phillies at New York Yankees

Philadelphia stumbles into this rematch of the 2009 World Series with a discouraging 8-16 mark since May 17, which is the second-worst record in the National League over that span.  The offense has averaged just 2.5 runs per game over the timeframe, which is actually the worst in baseball.  2B Chase Utley will look to break out of a long slump, managing to produce just a .153 average and no home runs since May 20.  The Phillies have historically had problems during interleague play and its no different this year.  Philadelphia is 2-4 (-310) against the American League this season and 18-32 (-1,790) over the last three years.  The club is also a disappointing 5-9 (-1,020) against left-handed starters, after going 72-50 (+700) versus southpaws the past three years.

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When you are handicapping baseball one of the easiest traps to fall into is the curse of the big name pitcher. Sometimes guys who have built a reputation up over years of excellence just aren’t performing at a level that matches that reputation. If you bet on them based on what they were or can be and not what they currently are then you’re just throwing away your money. There’s no value in the bets and there’s a much better chance than you expect that you are going to lose. Here’s a look at five guys with big reputations who haven’t been doing bettors any favors this season:

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