New York suffered a rare loss on Friday night, but it was understandable as the Yankees were up against Justin Verlander, who allowed one run in seven innings. Houston will start Cristian Javier today and he has done well at home, but on the road he has a 4.63 ERA and .258 opponent batting average compared to 1.95 and .168 at home. New York has won Gerrit Cole's last four starts, including 4-2 over Tampa Bay on Monday when he gave up one run on one hit in 7 1/3 innings. Cole also has allowed only five runs in 23 innings in day games this season. The Yankees' bullpen is #2 in the majors in ERA and WHIP. New York has won 10 of 13 versus AL West teams and the Bronx Bombers are 21-6 following a loss and 45-14 their past 59 games overall. In addition, New York is 36-15 against right-handed starters. Take the Yankees.
