Tuesday, October 20th, 2009 7:55 p.m. est.
New York Yankees (108-60) at Los Angeles Angels (101-67)
(L) CC Sabathia (2-0) vs. (L) Scott Kazmir (0-0)

New York CC Sabathia (21-8, 3.24 ERA) went 12-6 with a 3.53ERA in 19 regular-season road starts and New York has won 13 of Sabathia’s last 14 starts, six of his last 7 on the road. The lefthander is 6-7 with a 4.42 ERA in 15 career starts against the Angels. He’s 2-0 with a 1.23 ERA in two starts this postseason. Sabathia is pitching on three days’ rest
Los Angeles Scott Kazmir (10-9, 4.99) went 2-2 with a 1.73 ERA in six regular-season starts and is 6-5 with a 2.66 ERA in 14 career starts against the Yankees. The Angels are 5-1 in the lefthander's last 6 starts.
New York Yankees have dropped five of their last six games versus Los Angeles at Angel Stadium and 21 of its last 29. Take the home dog. The Angels are 7-1 in their last 8 games at Angel Stadium and the home team in this series has won 17of the last 21 meetings.

Los Angeles Angels +120