Who is the hottest team in the Majors right now? You would have to say the New York Yankees. The Bombers just took two straight from a really good Milwaukee Brewers team in Milwaukee, outscoring them by a ridiculous number of 30-8. Tonight the Yankees will travel to Camden Yards to open a 4-game set with the Baltimore Orioles. Expected starters are Clarke Schmidt for the Yankees and Grayson Rodriguez for the O’s. Schmidt has pitched well, with a record of 2-0, a 3.55 ERA, and a 1.46 WHIP. Rodriguez is 3-1 with a 4.45 ERA, a 1.41 WHIP, and was roughed up in his last turn by the LA Angels, yielding 7 runs on 11 hits over 4-1/3 innings of work resulting in a 7-4 loss. The Bombers’ bats are on a fire and should be able to get to Rodriguez tonight. As long as Aaron Boone doesn’t rest some of his hot hitters, which he has a tendency to do once they get in the zone, the Yanks should come out on top.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES