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<\/a>New York had its four-game winning streak snapped in the second game of a day-night doubleheader Sunday, as it suffered a 5-3 setback to the Pittsburgh Pirates as +115 home underdogs, while going UNDER the betting total for a fifth consecutive contest.\u00a0 This will be the third series at this venue between the Yankees and Cubs since the 1938 World Series.\u00a0 The franchise won the first two meetings against Chicago by a 5-0 combined margin in the Bronx on April 16.\u00a0 New York is 12-4 in its last 16 games as a favorite of -151 to -200.<\/p>\n
Yankees starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka (6-0, 2.17 ERA) has led the club to wins in his last six trips to the mound, including a 4-0 road victory over the New York Mets last time out, as he surrendered just four hits in going the distance.\u00a0 The right-hander is 4-0 with a 1.82 ERA in four road efforts\u2014issuing just a single walk and striking out 30 batters in 29.2 combined frames.\u00a0 Tanaka earned a 3-0 home win over the Cubs last month.<\/p>\n
Chicago has won back-to-back games, including a 4-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers as +111 home underdogs Sunday, while going UNDER the betting total in each of those affairs.\u00a0 The Cubs hit just .148 against the Yankees in their first series of the 2014 campaign\u2014managing just a single extra-base hit.\u00a0 It\u2019s important to point out that closer Hector Rondon is 5-for-5 in save opportunities, and boasts a 1.33 ERA.\u00a0 Chicago is 4-1 in its last five games as home underdogs.<\/p>\n
Cubs starting pitcher Jason Hammel (4-2, 3.06 ERA) has watched the squad drop his last three efforts, as he was handed a 5-3 road loss to the St. Louis Cardinals in his last outing\u2014allowing five runs and five hits over 5.1 innings of work.\u00a0 The right-hander is 2-0 with a 3.15 ERA in three home appearances, with opposing hitters batting just .200 against him.\u00a0 In 18 lifetime appearances (12 starts) versus the Yankees, Hammel is 3-4 with a 5.04 ERA.<\/p>\n
Sports bettors will likely back the Yankees due to the Cubs being 1-4 in Hammel\u2019s last five starts as an underdog.<\/p>\n
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