The New York Yankees are on the verge of being swept by the Tampa Bay Rays when they play the final game of a 3-game set today in an early one at Tropicana Field. The Yankees were blanked yesterday, 4-0, and on Friday they mustered just one run in a 2-1 loss. Where have the Yankee bats gone? The Yankees might have a future ace in Domingo Germán and he will take the hill today for the Bombers. The 25 year old Dominican has nasty stuff, getting better and better every time he taps the rubber. In his last outing against a powerful Seattle Mariner team, he struck out 9 and yielded just 2 runs over 7 innings to get the win. Prior to that, Germán faced the team he will go up against today, striking out 10 and giving up 3 runs over 6 innings to notch the victory. You never really know who the Rays are going to throw at you but they are expected to start Matt Andriese. Andriese has mainly worked out of the bullpen and is 1-3, with a 3.68 ERA, and in the month of June he has given up 6 runs over 9-2/3 innings of work, which is not good. Aaron Judge has feasted on this guy, going 7-12, with 3 homers, and 2 doubles. The Bombers should get back on track today.
TODAY’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES