The New York Yankees were embarrassed in front of their home crowd last night, losing to the Detroit Tigers 12-2. Once again, Aaron Boone pulled his starter after 6 innings and the bull pen went on to blow another game. Boone needs to stop paying attention to analytics and start managing the game himself but maybe he doesn’t know how. Tonight in the middle game of their 3-game set at the Stadium, the Yankees are expected to hand the ball to southpaw Carlos Rodón and he has been dealing. Rodón is 16-7 with a 3.12 ERA and a 1.07 WHIP, and over his last 3 turns, Rodón is 3-0 with a 2.04 ERA and a 1.13 WHIP. The Yankees, who are first in the league in Runs Scored, Slugging, and Home Runs, should be able to get to the Tigers’ expected starter Jack Flaherty. Flaherty is 7-13 with a 4.85 ERA and a 1.30 WHIP. Over his last 3 starts, Flaherty is 0-1 with a bloated ERA of 7.80 and a 1.60 WHIP. If Aaron Boone lets Rodón go deep in this game, the Yankees come out on top.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES