Pirates vs. Yankees MLB Best Bet: Yankees Lineup Will School the Rookie Skenes (Archive)
MLB Pick: Yankees ML (-125) at Bookmaker (visit our Bookmaker Review)
Saturday features a full slate of Major League Baseball betting action, and the value comes early with three of our best bets occurring in the afternoon. Let’s check out the current MLB odds at the top sportsbooks and reveal our three best MLB picks!
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Pittsburgh Pirates vs. New York Yankees
Saturday, September 28, 2024 – 01:05 PM ET at Yankee Stadium
Pirates Pitching Profile
Rookie phenom Paul Skenes (11-3, 1.99 ERA, 0.96 WHIP) will get his first taste of Yankee Stadium when he takes on the Bombers this Saturday.
Skenes has been a force of nature on the mound this season, and he’s getting stronger as the season wears on. In September, Skenes has pitched 22 innings over four starts and allowed only two runs.
Yankees Pitching Profile
Right-hander Luis Gil (15-6, 3.27 ERA, 1.19 WHIP) has become an integral piece of the Yankees’ rotation this season, but he hit a bit of a rough patch in his last outing against an unlikely tormentor in the Oakland Athletics lineup last Sunday. Gil lasted 5.1 innings and allowed four runs on five hits in a 7-4 New York victory.
The Pick
The masses will side with Skenes, but we’re backing the better team at home with a pitcher in Luis Gil who will be looking to atone for the first underwhelming performance he’s had in a while. While it is true the Yankees have clinched the AL East, they would still like to secure the best overall record in the American League, currently a whisker ahead of the Astros.
Predicted Score: Yankees 6 – Pirates 3
MLB Pick: Yankees ML (-125) at Bookmaker
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