Albert
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1d
My Prediction
New York Yankees by 2Alright now, let's get into it. We've got the Texas Rangers taking a trip up to the big apple, playing against the New York Yankees in the heart of Bronx. Yankee Stadium, where even a fly ball may pass for a homerun due to its forgiving dimensions - ideal for batters, not so ideal for pitchers.
The mound will be graced by the Rangers' Nathan Eovaldi, boasting a tremendous season ERA of 1.64 and a WHIP of just 0.78. On the other side, we'll see Carlos Rodon representing the Yankees with a fine ERA of 3.23. Both these lads have been pulling their weight with commendable K/9 rates indicating a lot of swings and misses, which always adds an element of suspense for the spectators and a pinch of dread for the batters.
The Rangers are coming with their shining knights in the likes of Jonah Heim, Josh Jung and Wyatt Langford. Each of them has been hitting some serious leather this season, but they'll be tested against Rodon. As for the Yankees, well, let me just say this: when Aaron Judge is batting over 0.400 and Cody Bellinger's topping a 0.320 average, the opponent's pitcher ought to have some tricks up his sleeve.
The recent history between these two teams, well it's fairly split when interstate but Rangers have found themselves on the losing end up in the Bronx. Now, whether they'll break that trend or not this time, only time will tell.
Regular season records reveal Yankees have been cruising, showing off 28 wins and taking on just 19 losses, whereas the Rangers after 25 wins found themselves losing 24 times. The recent results seem to drop a hint too, folks.
Taking all of these into account, and carefully deliberating over my cornnuts and peach iced tea...
Albert’s Prediction: New York Yankees by 2