The New York Yankees’ bats were silent yesterday in their 2-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field but that won’t last very long. The Yankees will get a chance to even the score today when the two teams meet again in a matinee in St. Petersburg. The Yankees will send Sonny Gray to the rubber and it is obvious he is starting to feel comfortable in pinstripes. Gray started the season with a 6.67 ERA in April, which dropped to 5.16 in May, then 2.63 in June, and he has just 7 earned runs in his last 24 innings of work. The Rays are still experimenting with starting relief pitchers and are expected to send Wilmer Font to the rubber. Font has been bouncing around the League and Tampa will be his third stop in 2018. He is 0-3 on the season, with an inflated ERA of 7.56. The Yankees could light this guy up early. New York has a team batting average of .252, an OBP of .331, and a staggering 122 homers. The Bombers are 8-3 in their last 11 meetings overall with the Rays and it’s always like a home game for them when they play in St. Pete.
TODAY’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES