The New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay Rays will play the second game of their 4-game set tonight at the Stadium. New York lost the opener last night, 4-2, but should even it up tonight with their ace on the hill, southpaw Max Fried. Fried was dealing with a blister on his left index finger in his last turn against Toronto which would explain his rare poor outing, but all is good for tonight. Fried has Cy Young-type numbers at 11-4 with a 2.62 ERA and a 1.04 WHIP over 127.1 innings of work. Tampa is expected to have Joe Boyle toeing the rubber. Boyle has good numbers, at 1-0 with a 1.42 ERA and a 0.63 WHIP but that is over just 19 innings of work. The Rays have not played well on the road, at 23-25, and they are 0-5 in their last five games against a left-handed starter. The Yankees are 31-22 in the Bronx and have the edge in runs per game, run differential, hits, and homers.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES