Even without their heavy hitters, the New York Yankees are getting it done, winning 7 of their last 8. New York and San Francisco opened a 3-game set last night at AT&T Park with the Yanks getting the win, 7-3. Today they will play game 2 in a matinée with two southpaws opposing each other. J.A. Happ will get the nod for New York. Happ has yet to find his groove, at 0-2 with a 5.96 ERA and a 1.40 WHIP, but he will. Derek Holland will tap the rubber for San Francisco and, like Happ, he has been slow out of the gate. Holland is 1-3, with a 4.33 ERA, a 1.22 WHIP, and he has not fared well in his career against the Yankees, with a record of 1-7 and a 6.38 ERA. The Giants are just 1-5 in his last 6 starts and 1-4 in his last 5 turns at AT&T Park. This doesn’t bode well for San Francisco with the way the Bombers crush lefties.
TODAY’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES