The New York Yankees visit the Cleveland Guardians for Game 4 of the ALCS on Friday at 8:08 p.m. ET at Progressive Field. The Yankees have a 2-1 lead in the series.

The Guardians are an underdog at home (+101) versus the Yankees (-121). The probable starters are Luis Gil (15-7, 3.50 ERA) for the Yankees against Gavin Williams (3-10, 4.86 ERA) for the Guardians.

Yesterday, the Guardians claimed a 7-5 win over the Yankees, with Pedro Avila (1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 2 K) earning the win for the Guardians. Kyle Manzardo finished 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI to lead the offensive showing. Clay Holmes (0.2 IP, 2 R, 2 H, 0 K) was handed the loss for the Yankees.

Ahead of the Yankees vs. Guardians, here’s everything you need to prepare for Friday’s playoff action, including viewing options.

New York Yankees vs. Cleveland Guardians odds and betting lines

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Friday at 3:16 p.m. ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

  • Favorite: Yankees (-121, bet $121 to win $100)
  • Underdog: Guardians (+101, bet $100 to win $101)
  • Over/under: 7.5

Yankees stats and trends

Yankees betting records

  • This season, the Yankees have been favored 137 times and won 79, or 57.7%, of those games.
  • New York has a record of 71-51, a 58.2% win rate, when favored by -121 or more by oddsmakers this season.
  • The implied probability of a win from the Yankees, based on the moneyline, is 54.8%.
  • New York and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 88 of 167 opportunities.
  • The Yankees are 83-83-0 against the spread in their 166 chances this season.

Luis Gil (Yankees probable starter)

  • Gil (15-7) takes the mound for the Yankees in his 30th start of the season. He’s put together a 3.50 ERA in 151 2/3 innings pitched, with 171 strikeouts.
  • The right-hander last pitched on Saturday, Sept. 28 against the Pittsburgh Pirates, when he tossed 5 2/3 innings, allowing six earned runs while giving up six hits.
  • In 29 games this season, the 26-year-old has put up an ERA of 3.50, with 10.1 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .189 against him.
  • Gil has 10 quality starts this season.
  • Gil will try to build on a six-game streak of going five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.2 innings per outing).
  • In seven of his 29 total appearances this season he has not surrendered an earned run.
  • He will face a Guardians offense that ranks 14th in the league with 708 runs while batting .238 as a squad. It has a collective .395 slugging percentage (16th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 185 home runs (12th in MLB).
  • Head-to-head against the Guardians this season, Gil has pitched three innings, giving up three earned runs on three hits while striking out three.

Yankees batting stats

  • The Yankees have hit 237 homers to lead Major League Baseball this season.
  • Hitters for New York rank fourth in the majors with a combined .429 team slugging percentage.
  • The Yankees have a team batting average of .248 this season, which ranks eighth among MLB teams.
  • New York is among the highest-scoring teams in the majors, ranking third with 815 total runs this season.
  • The Yankees have an OBP of .333 this season, which ranks third in MLB.
  • New York ranks 11th with an average of 8.2 strikeouts per game.

Guardians stats and trends

Guardians betting records

  • The Guardians have been chosen as underdogs in 63 games this year and have walked away with the win 29 times (46%) in those games.
  • This season, Cleveland has come away with a win 15 times in 45 chances when named as an underdog of at least +101 or worse on the moneyline.
  • The Guardians have an implied victory probability of 49.8% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
  • Cleveland and its opponents have hit the over in 74 of its 169 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
  • In 168 games with a line this season, the Guardians have a mark of 86-82-0 against the spread.

Gavin Williams (Guardians probable starter)

  • Williams gets the start for the Guardians, his 17th of the season. He is 3-10 with a 4.86 ERA and 79 strikeouts in 76 2/3 innings pitched.
  • The righty last pitched on Sunday, Sept. 22 against the St. Louis Cardinals, when he tossed 5 2/3 innings, allowing one earned run while giving up four hits.
  • The 25-year-old has amassed an ERA of 4.86, with 9.4 strikeouts per nine innings in 16 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .246 batting average against him.
  • Williams is trying to secure his fourth quality start of the season.
  • Williams will aim to pitch five or more innings for his fourth straight appearance. He’s averaging 4.8 frames per outing.
  • He has made two appearances this season in which he did not give up an earned run.
  • The opposing Yankees offense has the fourth-ranked slugging percentage (.429) and ranks first in home runs hit (237) in all of MLB. They have a collective .248 batting average, and are 11th in the league with 1352 total hits and third in MLB action scoring 815 runs.
  • Head-to-head against the Yankees this season, Williams has thrown 4 1/3 innings, giving up three earned runs on four hits while striking out five.

Guardians batting stats

  • The Guardians rank 12th in MLB action with 185 total home runs.
  • So far this year, Cleveland is 16th in the majors, slugging .395.
  • The Guardians have the 21st-ranked batting average in the league (.238).
  • Cleveland scores the 14th-most runs in baseball (708 total, 4.4 per game).
  • The Guardians rank 18th in the majors with an on-base percentage of .307.
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