The New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay Rays will open a 3-game set tonight in the Bronx. The Yankees lost the last series with the Rays in St. Pete but now the venue switches to River Ave. The Yankees are 25-19 at the Stadium and will have their ace on the hill, Gerrit Cole. After a couple of rocky starts since returning from injury, Cole Train is back to his Cy Young form. In his last outing against the Orioles in Baltimore, he pitched 6 innings, yielding just 5 hits, 1 run, and the Bombers went on to a 4-1 victory. The Rays, who are 21-21 on the road, will have Zach Eflin on the hill and he has been in the zone. Over his last 3 starts, Eflin in 2-1 with a 3.00 ERA and an excellent WHIP of 1.00. However, I still like the Yankees in this one. New York has the best hurler in the AL on the hill. They are averaging 5 runs per game, and have the edge over Tampa in batting average, hits, homers, run differential, and team ERA.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES