The New York Yankees are surging and coming off a 3-game sweep of their hated rival, the Boston Red Sox. The Yankees have won 6 straight and are 18-5 in their last 23 overall. Tonight they open a 4-game set with the Minnesota Twins in the Bronx, a team they have literally dominated over the years and especially at Yankee Stadium, where they are 40-11 in the last 51 meetings. John Gant is expected to take the bump for Minnesota. Gant is 4-6 with a decent ERA of 3.49 and a 1.52 WHIP. New York will counter with Jameson Taillon and he has been delivering. Taillon got off to a rocky start but has turned things around dramatically. He is 7-4 on the season with a 3.89 ERA, a 1.22 WHIP, and is 6-0 in his last 11 starts with an ERA of just 2.37. The Bombers are hot, ride them ’til they’re not.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES