Rangers at Yankees 8/10/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions

In Friday night MLB action, the Texas Rangers and New York Yankees will continue their four-game series from the Bronx. Last night, rookie SP Ariel Jurado was tagged for six runs in five innings during a 7-3 loss. Jurickson Profar smashed his 13th home run of the year for the Rangers, who are 15 games below .500 overall.

Thirty year old left-hander Mike Minor (8-6 4.53 ERA) will take the mound for the Rangers in this matchup. Minor has won consecutive starts and has given up three runs over his last 13 innings of work. The New York Yankees have responded from a four-game sweep in Boston over the weekend, by winning four straight games to start this week. On Thursday, New York blasted five home runs to cruise to an easy victory over Texas. Giancarlo Stanton crushed his 28th long ball for the Yankees, who trail Boston by eight games for the AL East Division lead.

Twenty-nine year old righty Masahiro Tanaka (9-2 3.76 ERA) is putting together another solid second half of the season for the Yankees. Over his last four starts, Tanaka has allowed three runs in 26 frames.