Trace Adams
Monday's Selection ...
For Monday, Top-Rated 1000♦ is the N.Y. Yankees with Tanaka -1 1/2 runs over the White Sox with Rodon. At 8:45 am eastern time, the Yankees are -1 1/2 runs, -120 in Vegas and offshore.
The Yankees have a little bit of a run brewing, as they head back home after last night's win in Baltimore having won 8 of their last 9, including their just completed 4 game sweep of the Orioles.
New York did take all 3 earlier this month off of Chicago, and all 3 wins did come by 2 runs or better.
Neither Carlos Rodon nor Masahiro Tanaka started in that series on the South Side, and while Rodon has been on a roll lately, I think he gets his comeuppance tonight in the Bronx. It should be noted that the White Sox are just 3-8 in Rodon's last 11 road starts.
That Yankees were 10 1/2 games behind the Red Sox for the division lead a short time ago, and a win tonight puts them just 5 1/2 behind the idle Sox here on Monday.
Expect it to happen, as Tanaka is 4-0 for his career against the White Sox with an ERA of 2.23. Look for Tanaka to put up zeroes tonight and for the Yanks to break through with one big inning against Rodon.
New York stays sizzling, as they take this one by 2 runs or more.