Yankees vs. Guardians ALCS Game 2 Betting Lines, Odds, & Player Matchups October 15, 2024

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The New York Yankees host the Cleveland Guardians for Game 2 of the ALCS on Tuesday at 7:38 p.m. ET at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees have a 1-0 series lead. Gerrit Cole starts for New York, and Tanner Bibee is Cleveland’s choice to start.

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Yankees to win vs Guardians -172

Bet $20, Payout $31.63

Yankees vs. Guardians betting lines

  • Favorite: Yankees (-172)
  • Underdog: Guardians (+144)
  • Over/under: 7

Yankees betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Yankees betting info

  • The Yankees have won 57.8% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (78-57).
  • When it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -172 or shorter, New York has a record of 34-18 (65.4%).
  • The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Yankees a 63.2% chance to win.
  • New York has combined with opponents to go over the total 86 times this season for an 86-75-4 record against the over/under.
  • The Yankees have an 82-82-0 record ATS this season.

Yankees hitting info

  • Aaron Judge paces the Yankees in home runs (58), runs batted in (144) and has a team-best batting average of .322.
  • Judge ranks first in homers and first in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
  • Juan Soto is hitting .288 with 31 doubles, four triples, 41 home runs and 129 walks.
  • Among all MLB hitters, Soto ranks fourth in home runs and sixth in RBI.
  • Soto enters this matchup on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .353 with a double, a home run, four walks and three RBI.
  • Jazz Chisholm has 21 doubles, four triples, 24 home runs and 53 walks while batting .256.
  • Gleyber Torres is hitting .257 with 26 doubles, 15 home runs and 65 walks.
  • Torres heads into this game on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .211 with a double, a home run, six walks and three RBI.

Yankees pitching rankings

  • The Yankees pitching staff ranks sixth in MLB with a collective nine strikeouts per nine innings.
  • New York’s 3.75 team ERA ranks seventh among all MLB pitching staffs.
  • The Yankees average baseball’s 12th-ranked WHIP (1.244).
  • The Yankees give up the 13th-fewest home runs in baseball (181 total, 1.1 per game).
  • New York struck out 14 Guardians batters while giving up six hits in a 5-2 win in its last game.

Guardians betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Guardians betting info

  • The Guardians have been underdogs in 61 games this season and won 28 (45.9%) of those contests.
  • Cleveland has entered seven games this season as the underdog by +144 or more and is 3-4 in those contests.
  • The Guardians have a 41% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
  • Cleveland and its opponents have hit the over in 72 of its 167 games with a total this season.
  • In 166 games with a spread this season, the Guardians are 85-81-0 ATS.

Guardians hitting info

  • Jose Ramirez leads Cleveland in home runs with 39 and runs batted in with 118.
  • Ramirez’s home run total ranks fifth in MLB, and he is third in RBI.
  • Josh Naylor is batting .243 with an OBP of .320 and a slugging percentage of .456 this season.
  • Naylor ranks 18th overall in homers and eighth in RBI this year.
  • Steven Kwan’s batting average of .292 leads all Cleveland hitters this season.
  • Kwan brings a six-game hitting streak into this game. During his last 10 outings he is batting .472 with a double, a home run, seven walks and two RBI.
  • Andres Gimenez is batting .252 with an OBP of .298 and a slugging percentage of .340 this season.
  • Gimenez takes a two-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .167 with a double.

Guardians pitching rankings

  • The Guardians have an 8.9 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, ninth-best in baseball.
  • Cleveland has the third-best ERA (3.61) in the majors this season.
  • The Guardians have a combined WHIP of just 1.202 as a pitching staff, which is the fourth-best in baseball this season.
  • The Guardians have allowed the 12th-fewest home runs this season with 179, or 1.1 per game.
  • Cleveland pitchers struck out nine Yankees hitters while allowing six base hits in a 5-2 loss its last time out.
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