Yankees at Rangers 5/21/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions
On Monday, the New York Yankees (29-13, 1st AL East) open a three-game series on the road against the Texas Rangers (18-29, 5th AL West).
The Yankees used the long ball to beat Kansas City on Saturday as Gary Sanchez hit a pair of home runs and Aaron Hicks, Giancarlo Stanton and Gleyber Torres each hit one. With a win in the series finale on Sunday, the Yankees would win their eight straight series. Luis Severino raised his record to 7-1 scattering eight hits and three runs in six innings. T
Nomar Mazara leads the Rangers with a .282 batting average and team high 50 hits. Joey Gallo has the lead in home runs with 13 and RBIs with 30. Texas has a team batting average of .229 while opposing hitters are averaging .271 at the plate against Rangers pitching. Texas will send veteran Bartolo Colon to the mound on Monday. The right-hander this season is 2-1 with an ERA of 2.82, 32 Ks and 4 BBs.
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New York has won 12 of the last 15 starts on the road by Tanaka against the team playing less than .500 baseball. New York has won each of the last 4 starts by Tanaka. Mismatch on offense for Yankees is too much on Monday's opening game of the series. Final Score Prediction, New York Yankees win7-2.