{"id":23095,"date":"2012-05-18T09:04:47","date_gmt":"2012-05-18T14:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/?p=23095"},"modified":"2012-05-18T09:04:47","modified_gmt":"2012-05-18T14:04:47","slug":"andy-pettitte-new-york-yankees-sp-faces-the-cincinnati-reds-to-open-up-interleague-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/andy-pettitte-new-york-yankees-sp-faces-the-cincinnati-reds-to-open-up-interleague-play-23095\/","title":{"rendered":"Andy Pettitte: New York Yankees SP Faces the Cincinnati Reds to Open Up Interleague Play"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Cincinnati Reds (19-18) and New York Yankees (20-18) will open up a three-game interleague series on Friday night at Yankee Stadium, with the first pitch scheduled for 7:05 ET<\/p>\n

Cincinnati Reds at New York Yankees\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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New York Yankees SP Andy Pettitte makes his second start since returning from a one-year retirement on Friday night<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Cincinnati continues a seven-game road trip, and has alternated wins and losses over its last four games, as it comes off a 9-4 defeat to the New York Mets on Thursday afternoon.\u00a0 The Reds were up 4-0 through 4.5 innings, but managed to go just 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position and committed two errors.\u00a0 The club is 5-4 all-time against the Yankees in three interleague series, winning two of three at old Yankee Stadium in 2008.\u00a0 Cincinnati is 6-13 at night and the \u201cunder\u201d is 10-8 in that situation.<\/p>\n

Reds starting pitcher Bronson Arroyo (2-1, 3.25 ERA) has led the club to victories in four of his last five starts, but earned a no decision in a 9-6 home win over the Washington Nationals last time out.\u00a0 He allowed a season-high 11 hits, while giving up four runs in that effort.\u00a0 The right-hander is 2-0 with a 1.64 ERA in three road starts, issuing just two walks and striking out 18 in 22 innings.\u00a0 In eight career games (six starts) versus the Yankees, Arroyo has yet to record a decision, allowing 27 runs (24 earned) and 48 hits over 39.2 frames (5.45 ERA).<\/p>\n

New York dropped the final three games of its brief four-game road trip, but facing National League opponents may help to turn things around.\u00a0 The Yankees are a major league-best 157-107 in interleague play, which includes a 13-5 mark a year ago.\u00a0 Shortstop Derek Jeter has been at the center of that success, leading all players with 326 interleague hits.\u00a0 Third baseman Alex Rodriguez will also play a major role in this series, coming in as the all-time leader with 186 RBI in this setting.\u00a0 New York is 3-3 as a home favorite of -125 to -150 this year.<\/p>\n

Yankees starting pitcher Andy Pettitte (0-1, 5.68 ERA) will make his second start of the season since returning from a brief one-year retirement, as he was handed a 6-2 home loss by the Seattle Mariners.\u00a0 He allowed four runs and seven hits over 6.1 innings of work.\u00a0 The left-hander will be making his 50th career interleague start, coming in with an 18-16 record and 4.30 ERA, which is the second-most wins among current starters on the staff.\u00a0 In 10 career starts against the Reds, Pettitte has tallied a 4-3 record and 3.64 ERA, including a 3-1 mark and 4.13 ERA in four outings at home.<\/p>\n

Bettors will likely back the Reds due to their 8-3 record in Arroyo\u2019s last 11 starts as a road underdog, while the Yankees are 1-4 in their last five games as a favorite.<\/p>\n

Make sure to check out our Major League Baseball picks<\/a> all season long and get the most up-to-date betting odds at Bookmaker<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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