New York Yankees vs. Cleveland Guardians MLB ALDS Game 2 Betting Preview | October 14

The New York Yankees and the Cleveland Guardians take the field in the second game of the ALDS on Friday 1:07 PM ET at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees have a 1-0 series lead. New York’s Nestor Cortes starts against Cleveland’s Shane Bieber.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Yankees vs. Guardians

• Game Day: Friday, October 14, 2022
• Game Time: 1:07 PM ET
• TV Channel: TBS
• Location: The Bronx, New York
• Stadium: Yankee Stadium

Yankees Stats & Trends

Yankees Batting

• The New York Yankees average 1.6 home runs per game and have hit a league-best 254 home runs in total.
• The Yankees have the 15th-ranked batting average in the league (.241).
• The Yankees’ .324 on-base percentage is fifth-best in the league.
• The Yankees strike out 8.6 times per game to rank 18th in baseball.
• The Yankees average 1.7 homers per game when playing at home this season (136 total in home contests).
• The Yankees are averaging 3.0 extra-base hits per game while slugging .439 in home contests.
• The team averages 7.8 hits per game and is batting .240 at home this season.

Yankees Key Batters

• Aaron Judge leads New York with 177 hits and an OBP of .425, plus a team-best slugging percentage of .686.
• Among qualified batters in baseball, Judge ranks fifth in batting average, first in on-base percentage, and first in slugging.
• Anthony Rizzo is hitting .224 with 21 doubles, a triple, 32 home runs and 58 walks.
• Rizzo is 116th in batting average, 49th in on-base percentage and 20th in slugging in the majors.
• Gleyber Torres has 134 hits this season and has a slash line of .255/.308/.447.
• Isiah Kiner-Falefa is batting .263 with a .316 OBP and 48 RBI for New York this season.

Guardians Stats & Trends

Guardians Batting

• The Guardians’ 127 home runs rank 29th in MLB this season.
• The Guardians have a team batting average of .253 this season, which ranks seventh among MLB teams.
• The Guardians have an OBP of .316 this season, which ranks 11th in MLB.
• No team has fewer strikeouts this season than the Guardians, who have struck out only 6.9 times per game on average.
• They’ve hit 77 homers, an average of 1.0 per game, in 81 road contests this season.
• In 81 road games this season, they’re slugging .398 with 239 hits going for extra bases.
• In away games this season, they’re batting .255 with 9.0 base hits per contest.

Guardians Key Batters

• Jose Ramirez has 167 hits, a team-best for the Guardians.
• Including all qualifying hitters, Ramirez is 29th in batting average, while his on-base percentage is 28th and he is 12th in slugging.
• Steven Kwan’s .373 on-base percentage paces his team.
• Including all qualifying players, Kwan’s batting average puts him 11th, his on-base percentage ranks 12th, and he is 91st in slugging.
• Amed Rosario has a .403 slugging percentage, which leads the Guardians.
• Andres Gimenez is batting .295 with 26 doubles, three triples, 17 home runs and 34 walks.

Yankees vs. Guardians Probable Pitchers