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Philadelphia Phillies vs. New York Yankees: MLB Baseball Matchup

Posted David Brown on 05/23/2009

StubHub!One day after emphatically putting an end to New York's nine-game winning streak by becoming the latest team to take advantage of balls flying out of the new stadium in the Bronx, Philadelphia looks to keep rolling Saturday when it plays the middle game of its series against the Yankees.

The Phillies (23-17) improved to 7-1 on their season high-tying 10-game trip with a 7-3 victory Friday night. Philadelphia hit four home runs and New York (24-18) went deep three times to bring the total to 82 in 21 games at the Yankees' new $1.5 billion stadium.

The Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Yankees will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Yankee Stadium.

GAME: Philadelphia Phillies (23-17) at New York Yankees (24-18)
DATE/TIME: Saturday, May 23 - 4:10 PM EST
LINE: 146, -156 TOTAL: 11
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Oddsmakers currently have the Yankees listed as 156-moneyline favorites versus the Phillies, while the game's total is sitting at 11.

The Phillies will give the ball to starter JA Happ in this one. Lefthander Happ is 0-0 this season with a 0.00 ERA.

The Yankees will counter Happ with Andy Pettitte. Lefthander Pettitte has a 4.18 ERA to go along with a 4-1 record this season.

The Phillies stopped the Yankees' nine-game win streak with a 7-3 victory in the opener of a three-game series on Friday, as +150 underdogs. That game's 10 runs went UNDER the night's posted over/under (11).

Jayson Werth and Carlos Ruiz both hit two-run homers to lift the Phillies. Brett Myers tossed eight innings for the win, and fanned five batters.

Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, and Mark Teixeira all went deep for the Yankees, who were -170 favorites. A.J. Burnett gave up eight hits and five runs over six innings in the loss.
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Current streak:
Philadelphia has won 2 straight games.

Team records:
Philadelphia: 23-17 SU
New York: 24-18 SU

Philadelphia most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 1-9
Before playing NY Yankees are 6-4
After playing NY Yankees are 2-8
After a win are 6-4

New York most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 8-2
Before playing Philadelphia are 6-4
After playing Philadelphia are 9-1
After a loss are 4-6

A few trends to consider:
Philadelphia is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Philadelphia is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Philadelphia is 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing NY Yankees
NY Yankees are 9-1 SU in their last 10 games
NY Yankees are 7-1 SU in their last 8 games at home
NY Yankees are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
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