The 64-68 New York Yankees are on the verge of doing something that has eluded them of late and that is win a series. Tonight they will play the third game of their 4-game set with the 59-73 Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. The Yankees took the first two, outscoring the Tigers, 8-3, and will send their ace and Cy Young candidate, Gerrit Cole, to the hill. Cole has been dominant as usual. He is 11-4 with a 2.95 ERA, a 1.04 WHIP, is 7-1 in his career against Detroit with an ERA of 1.94, and the Bombers are a ridiculous 21-4 in his last 25 starts against the AL Central. The Tigers have lost 4 straight and will likely do a bullpen game, with Joey Wentz probably getting the first leg. Wentz, who was just called back up from AAA, is 2-10 with a 6.62 ERA and a 1.65 WHIP. The Tigers have scored just 9 runs during their 4-game skid and that doesn’t bode well for them when the Yankees have a flamethrower like Cole tapping the rubber.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES