Yankees at Giants
Probable starters: Chien-ming Wang (7-4, 3.33 ERA) vs. Matt
Morris (7-4, 3.21 ERA)
What to watch: The Yankees are worried about making the
postseason, and the Giants are worried about getting out of
last place and hurrying Barry Bonds along to number 756.
The Yanks were on one heck of a roll before that ran into
the hard-charging Rockies. Now they find themselves 10.5
games behind the Red Sox in the AL East and 6.5 games behind
the Tigers in the AL Wild Card chase. The Yanks have
struggled on the road all season, so they'll need to
overcome that trend if they're to get back on track.
San Fran, meanwhile, comes in having lost seven in a row and
buried at the bottom of the NL West standings. If it holds
up, the Giants will finish in last place for the first time
since 1985.
Anyhow, Saturday may be a tough one for the Giants' hitters.
The Giants' offense is one of the most groundball inclined
in the NL, and they'll be running into Chien-ming Wang, who
ranks second in the AL in groundball-fly ball percentage.
That means it's going to be difficult for the Giants to
mount any kind of a power attack on Saturday. Don't expect
many extra-base hits from them. As for Bonds, he'll get to
face a right-hander in Wang, but he'll also be facing a
pitcher who hasn't surrendered a road home run all season.
On the other side of things, the Yankees will be running up
against Matt Morris. The Yanks this season rank second in
the AL in OPS (on-base percentage plus slugging percentage)
against right-handers, so they've got that going for them.
Don't be surprised if New York rolls.
Dayn Perry is a frequent contributor to FOXSports.com and
author of the new book, "Winners: How Good Baseball Teams
Become Great Ones"
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