Texas at New York

The Yankees set out to bolster their pitching rotation, trading for J.A. Happ before the trade deadline, and he paid immediate dividends, pitching a gem in his first start in pinstripes. He then came down with a case of hand, foot, and mouth disease, but it was just a minor setback as he prepares for his second start for the Yankees. Giancarlo Stanton continues to perform as he has in the second half of the season throughout his career. Stanton has 18 RBI in his last 18 games. The Yankees have shifted gears after their four-game debacle in Boston, and enter having swept Chicago on the road. Texas is off a seven-game homestand, and the atmosphere will be a lot less friendly in the Bronx. Back the Yankees.