CC Sabathia (5-4, 2.71 ERA) and the New York Yankees (37-38) square off against Cole Hamels (8-1, 2.79 ERA) and the Texas Rangers (50-27) in a game that has the potential to be low scoring. This is the second of a four-game series at Yankee Stadium. The Rangers won the last game 9-6, and Texas leads the series 1-0. Action begins at 7:05 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Jun. 28 and can be seen on FSSW and YES.
Sabathia pitched 4.1 innings in his last outing, surrendering six runs (one unearned), striking out three and walking two in a 9-8 win over the Rockies. Carlos Beltran (.294, 42 Rs, 19 HRs, 53 RBIs) had another good game yesterday, going 3 for 4 with two runs. Hamels went 6.0 innings, surrendering one run, striking out eight and walking two in a 6-4 win over the Reds in his most recent start. Ian Desmond (.321, 56 Rs, 14 HRs, 51 RBIs, 13 SBs) went 1 for 4 yesterday with two runs, one home run, and two RBIs.
Notes
The Yankees managed to give up four walks in their last game. They’ll have to pick it up against the Rangers who are coming in with an 18-4 record against opponents who give up that many walks or more.
It looks like the Rangers have a slight leg up on the Yankees, as the Rangers have won their last three games while the Yankees have lost their last two.
When they outhit their opponents, the Rangers are 32-5. The Yankees have a 28-4 record when outhitting opponents.
Ranking 22nd, New York is near the bottom of the league in runs, scoring 310 this season. Texas ranks in the top five with 380.
Ranking 26th, New York is near the bottom of the league for its on-base plus slugging percentage (.703). Texas ranks in the top half at 11th with an OPS of .758.
The Rangers are 31-25 in games where they allow one or more home runs. The Yankees are 22-30 when they allow at least one homer.
