New York Yankees at Pittsburgh Pirates MLB Prediction: The make-up game between the Pittsburgh Pirates (42-48) and the New York Yankees (49-42) was rescheduled for July 10, 2008 at 7:05 pm ET, after being postponed due to bad whether increment. The New York Yankees will make a brief 1-game visit to Pittsburgh before heading north of the border to Toronto, Canada. The veteran Mike Mussina will take on Paul Maholm.

On June 26, 2008 the game between the Yankees and the Pirates was eventually postponed after a very long rain delay. For New York, RHP Mike Mussina was on the hill.

SBGglobal.com has the New York Yankees a -131 betting odds favorite to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates (+111) in their make-up game.

The Yankees come into tonight's game, winners of their last 4 in a row thanks to some late game heroics by Bobby Abreu. The Over/Under for this New York Yankees at Pittsburgh Pirates MLB Prediction is set at a total of 9 runs.  

The Moose had thrown just 46 pitches, as the Yankees were ahead in the top of the third 3-1. Mussina, who has become a very pleasant surprise for Girardi in 2008, has been one of New York’s most consistent and reliable starters. 

In this New York Yankees at Pittsburgh Pirates MLB Prediction, Mike Mussina comes into tonight’s 19th start with a record of 11-6 (and no All-Star selection?), a 3.64 ERA, and 63 strikeouts to just 16 free passes; in 101.1 Innings pitched.

Mussina’s adversary in this New York Yankees at Pittsburgh Pirates MLB Prediction will be LHP Paul Maholm (5-5, 4.05 ERA, SO-to-BB ratio: 71-31; in 111 IP).      

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