It’s Game 3 of the American League Championship Series between the Texas Rangers vs. New York Yankees.

Cliff Lee is on the hill for Texas, Andy Pettitte for the Yankees. The MLB Odds have Texas -111 on the road with a total of 7.5.

Some key trends: Rangers are 6-0 in their last 6 road games, 5-0 road to teams with a winning record, 11-4 overall to teams with a winning record. However, they are 3-7 in their last 10 games as a favorite. They are 5-1 the last six with Cliff Lee.

Yankees are 8-1 in their last 9 playoff home games, 50-16 in their last 66 when their opponent allows 2 runs or less in their previous game, 42-16 in their last 58 after scoring 2 runs or less in their previous game.

Yankees are 4-10 in their last 14 when their opponent scores 5 runs or more in their previous game, 3-9 in their last 12 games vs. a left-handed starter, 43-16 in Pettitte’s last 59 starts when their opponent allows 2 runs or less in their previous game.

In his last three starts, Lee has 0.78 ERA and a WHIP of 0.652. In the same span, Andy Pettitte sports and ERA of 6.91, with a WHIP of 1.884.

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