New York at Tampa Bay

The Yankees took a double-dive yesterday as CC Sabathia blew up early, and a rare scene in the ninth inning as Mariano Rivera had a rare implosion allowing 2 runs for the defeat and blown save. The Yankees will send Hiroki Kuroda to the mound today. Kuroda went just 13-16 a year ago, but he pitches in the Sabathia range with an annual ERA in the 3's and he will benefit from the long Yankees’ lineup that produces a lot of runs. David Price had some consistency issues last year, and at home the Rays finished just 2-7 in his last nine home starts. The Yankees’ long time Achilles heel of struggles vs. lefthanders has long been solved, as they are 35-16 against them in their last 51. Play on New York.