Clarke Schmidt has allowed only three total runs in his last two starts (12.1 IP) and has held 16 of his last 17 opponents to three or fewer runs. He's allowed two or fewer runs in 15 of his starts this season and sports a 126:35 K:BB ratio. The Tigers' bats are ice-cold (five total runs in the first three games versus the Yankees), too.

Matt Manning has given up one run total in his last three starts (17.2 IP), earning him two wins. He has a 0.97 WHIP at home and has held eight of his 13 opponents to two or fewer runs. New York has exercised some demons offensively in the first three games of the series, but make no bones about it, the Yankees aren't making a playoff push.

I'll wager Thursday's matinee game is a low-scoring one.