Odds, Picks & Predictions: Yankees Vs. Angels (8/31/22)

The New York Yankees are still in first place in the American League East. They have a 10-17 record for August, their worst since they lost 17 games in May of 2003. The Yankees beat the Los Angeles Angels 7-4 on Tuesday. On Wednesday, they play the series finale against the Angels. Gerrit Cole will start for the Yankees.

Gerrit Cole (10-6, 3.31 ERA, 200 Ks) and Patrick Sandoval (4-9,3.05 ERA) are the starting pitchers for Yankees vs. Angels (8/31/22).

Cole has a 1.07 ERA in his last four starts. He has thrown at least 100 pitches in each of his nine starts this season. Cole has improved his changeup this August. He is challenging batters.

Judge has three home runs and eight RBI in his last six games. Andrew Benintendi has his average over .300 and had two hits on Tuesday. Ohtani has had three consecutive multi-hit games with a pair of home run.

Gerrit Cole has seven double-digit strikeout games, the most in baseball. He leads the AL in Ks with 200. The Angels have 1,258 strikeouts, which is the highest in MLB by 57. Yankees vs. Angels is on 8/31/22.

Yankees are the favorite in Wednesday's game against the Angels. Aaron Judge should record an RBI and Gerrit Cole will have 8-plus strikeouts. If you wager $100 on a parlay and all three legs hit, you get $1,554.

Yankees are -2.5 at FanDuel's Alternate Run Lines. Aaron Judge is expected to record an RBI. Gerrit Cole is predicted to have 8+ strikeouts.