Yanks, Tigers play two in Detroit

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05/12/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - After an unscheduled day off, the New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers will pull double duty with a day-night twinbill beginning this afternoon at Comerica Park.

The second test of this four-game series, slated for Tuesday, was postponed due to rain and will be made up as the opener of today's doubleheader, with a pair of struggling pitchers set to go head-to-head in the Yankees' Javier Vazquez and Detroit youngster Rick Porcello.

New York has been beaten in four of Vazquez's five starts to begin 2010, however, with the offseason acquisition having compiled a disappointing 1-3 record and a woeful 9.78 earned run average thus far. He posted a 15-8 mark with a 2.87 ERA in 32 starts for the Atlanta Braves in 2009, finishing fourth in voting for last year's National League Cy Young Award.

Vazquez has been given some additional time to work out his problems, as he hasn't pitched since being roughed up for five runs on seven hits while walking four batters in a three-inning stint against the Chicago White Sox on May 1. The right-hander was spared another loss, however, when his team rallied later in the game to erase an early deficit.

The 33-year-old also allowed three homers to the White Sox and has served up eight long balls in just 23 innings of work this season.

A trip to the Comerica Park mound may not bode well for Vazquez's chances of turning things around, as he's 2-5 with a 6.09 ERA over seven career starts in the Motor City. Overall against the Tigers, the veteran hurler is 6-7 with a 4.50 ERA in 13 appearances.

Porcello also enters this assignment in a rut, having surrendered five runs or more while going 1-3 over his last four starts. The 21-year-old's woes continued in a loss at Minnesota this past Wednesday, in which he was tagged for five runs (3 earned) and walked four batters over a 5 1/3-inning stretch that actually lowered his season ERA to 7.50.

The former first-round draft pick is 2-0 in three Comerica Park starts this season, but has pitched to a 5.51 ERA over those outings while allowing 23 hits in 16 1/3 innings. In his most recent home appearance, Porcello permitted five runs on eight hits through 5 1/3 frames in a win over the Angels on April 30.

Porcello was also hit hard when facing the Yankees at Comerica on April 29 of last season, with New York battering the right-hander for six runs on six hits over 3 2/3 innings in an 8-6 verdict.

While both Vazquez and Porcello have had their troubles, the Yankees' Phil Hughes has been on quite a roll since the beginning of this season. The talented right-hander has ripped off four consecutive winning decisions to start the year and currently ranks second among AL pitchers with a 1.69 ERA, having allowed two runs or fewer in each of his first five appearances.

Hughes followed up seven shutout innings in a May 2 victory over the White Sox by firing seven frames of two-run ball to help New York defeat the rival Boston Red Sox Friday at Fenway Park. He struck out seven while walking just one and did not give up a homer for the fourth straight start.

The 23-year-old is 2-2 with a 5.30 ERA in five lifetime meetings with Detroit, three of which have come in a starting role. Both of those wins took place last season, with Hughes combining for nine scoreless innings in his three games pitched in the series.

The Yankees will be attempting to avoid their first three-game losing streak of the season this afternoon. After being dealt a 9-3 defeat by the Red Sox on Sunday, New York was on the wrong end of a 5-4 decision in Monday's opener.

Brennan Boesch led the way for Detroit with two hits and three RBI, while Miguel Cabrera went 2-for-3 with two runs scored to help the Tigers snap a string of five straight losses to the Yankees and win for only the second time in their last six overall tilts.

"We've had a little road trip here that we didn't win as many games as we like, and now we come back home and get that first win against a ball club like the Yankees," said Boesch. "It's a big win. It was a team win, it was a battle all night."

Eddie Bonine (3-0) made a big contribution as well, tossing 2 1/3 scoreless innings in relief of emergency starter Brad Thomas to pick up the victory. Thomas worked the first three innings and allowed two runs filling in for Dontrelle Willis, who was scratched prior to the game due to an illness.

Johnny Damon, facing his former team for the first time since departing the Yankees for Detroit as a free agent during the offseason, chipped in a solo homer in the win.

New York's Sergio Mitre (0-1) was making a substitute start as well, with Andy Pettitte forced to miss a turn in the Yankees' rotation due to inflammation in his throwing elbow. He was reached for four runs (3 earned) in 4 1/3 frames to take the loss.

Mark Teixeira had a two-run homer for New York, the first baseman's fourth in the last three games, with ex-Tiger Marcus Thames adding an RBI single on the evening.

Teixeira is 0-for-12 lifetime against Jeremy Bonderman, who gets the call for the Tigers in tonight's second game. The oft-injured righty was last in action Friday at Cleveland, where he was torched for six runs on seven hits before exiting after only 2 2/3 innings. Those poor numbers were erased, however, when heavy rains forced the contest to be stopped before it became official.

Bonderman had registered a no-decision in each of his three prior starts and is 1-1 with a 5.74 ERA in five games this season. He's performed well in his two Comerica Park appearances, however, allowing a scant three runs (two earned) over an 11-inning span while netting a win and a no-decision.

The 27-year-old is just 3-7 with a 5.55 ERA over 12 encounters (11 starts) with New York, but hasn't faced the Bronx Bombers since 2008.

Prior to Monday's loss, the Yankees had won four of their past five games with the Tigers held in Detroit.

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Miami has covered the UNDER in four of their last five games whereas Chicago has covered the UNDER in five out of their last six.
When playing on Saturdays, Miami covered 80% of their games this season.
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At home, Miami covered the UNDER about 66% of the time whereas Chicago covered the UNDER about 61% of the time.
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In Miami’s last 11 road games, the UNDER covered 9 times. 
 
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Detroit has covered 5 out of their last 6 games.
Away from home, Detroit is 28-13 ATS but just 14-26-1 ATS at home.
At home, Orlando covered the UNDER 64% of the time while Detroit covered the UNDER in 63% of their away games.
The last five times these teams have played in Detroit, the OVER covered each time.
Versus Eastern Conference teams, Detroit is 8-17-1 ATS at home but 17-9 ATS away.
Detroit covered the spread 5 out of the last 6 times they played Orlando.
After a Division game, Orlando covered the UNDER 87% of the time this season. 
 
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Washington has covered the UNDER in their last 6 games and in 8 of their last 9 games.
The last 6 times these teams have played each other, the UNDER covered each time.
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Portland TrailBlazer’s guard, Brandon Roy, is MySportsbook.com’s overwhelming favorite to win the NBA Rookie of the Year odds.

Despite missing 20 games due to an injury earlier this season, Roy has definitely put up the best numbers of his 1st year peers. In 32 games, Roy is averaging 15.3 PPG, 4.2 boards and 3.5 assists in over 33 minutes of play per game. While most rookies breakdown as the season progresses (see Morrison), Roy is only getting stronger as his playing time and scoring average has increased each month.

With 30 or so games left in the regular season, Roy isn’t a lock for the award by any means. Other rookies are putting together some pretty impressive campaigns and a few could give Roy a run for the award with increased playing time. Heading the list is first pick, Andrea Bargnani of the Toronto Raptors. Even though he has started only two games all season, Bargnani is averaging 10.3 PPPG while shooting 35% from deep.

Randy Foye of the Minnesota Timberwolves could be set to give Roy the best competition NBA Rookie of the Year betting lines. With the benching of Mike James, Foye looks like he could be the starter in the T-Wolves backcourt for the rest of the season. So far, Foye has averaged 9 PPG and 2.4 assists in just under 21 minutes per game. With his new role of starter, Foye’s numbers will definitely increase. In his first game as the new starting guard this past Sunday, Foye had 10 points; five rebounds and 8 assists. More importantly, he logged 34 minutes of playing time; his third highest run of the season.

Adam Morrison, of the Charlotte Bobcats, was the favorite early on in the season after averaging 15+ PPG through the first month of the season. Ever since his torrid start, Morrison’s point production has declined each month. This really isn’t surprising, considering at 6’8” he only weighs 205 lbs. Obviously he will need to hit the weights big time during the off-season in order to keep from breaking down in the future.

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