The Yankees (14-11) just lost a series in Minnesota, but at least they left the Twin Cities on a high note with a 12-6 offensive explosion on Wednesday. New York is hoping that success at the plate continues as their road trip moves on to Arlington to face the Rangers (14-10) who just got swept in Cincinnati. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The last two weeks were supposed to be an opportunity for Texas to pad their first place lead in the AL West with 9 games against the Royals, A’s, and Reds. The Rangers managed to go 5-4 over that span which is good but not great – especially while giving up 19 runs in three games vs. the Reds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Texas’ pitching struggles this week would normally be a reason to wager on the ‘over’ Thursday – especially against what is on paper a tough Yankees offense. New York had been held to 3 runs or less in 8 of 9 games prior to hanging a dozen on the Twins on Wednesday however. Plus, Gerrit Cole<\/strong> is on the bump for the Yankees and he’s started off 2023 with a 4-0 record and a dazzling 0.79 ERA<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n