The New York Yankees and the Pittsburgh Pirates will play a day/night double-header today in the Bronx. The expected starter for the Yankees in Game 1 is their ace, Gerrit Cole. He is 3-5 with a 3.93 ERA, a 1.16 WHIP, and is starting to show signs that he is back to form after his Tommy John surgery. Cole was dominant in his last turn against the LA Dodgers allowing just 2 runs on 4 hits over 6 frames, but their offense didn’t show up and New York went on to lose 1-2. The Pirates are expected to counter with Mitch Keller and the Yankees hot bats should light him up. He is 6-7 with a 5.14 ERA, a 1.33 WHIP, and it gets worse. Over his last 3 turns, Keller is 1-2 with a bloated ERA of 6.60 and in his career against the Yankees he is 0-2 with an ERA of 10.24.
TODAY’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES – GAME 1