New York at Texas

New York's offense busted out yesterday in a 12-6 win at Minnesota. Now they head to Texas, an easy home run park. The bullpen is the second-best in the majors (2.53 ERA) and they have ace Gerrit Cole (0.79 ERA) going, with the Yankees winning all five of his starts. Batters are hitting just .155 off him. Cole is 41-16 as a road favorite of -125 to -175. Texas comes home from a lousy three-game trip at Cincinnati, losing all three while allowing 19 runs. The defense is 26th in fielding and starter Andrew Heaney hasn't adjusted to this small park with a 5.93 ERA at home in 2023 after spending last season with the Dodgers. He also has a losing record against the Yankees with a 5.47 ERA. The Rangers are on a 42-51 run at home, 10-26 versus the AL East, and 23-46 against an opponent with a bullpen ERA of 3.45 or better. New York has won 10 of the last 13 meetings, so back the visitors with their ace. Make this a Max Play on New York.