New York at Texas

The N.Y. Yankees are a road favorite but have a losing road mark. This is the fourth straight road game for New York and a tough park to pitch in. Yankees righty Masahiro Tanaka has a losing road record where he has a 5.62 ERA. Batters hit .289 off him away from home and the Yankees are 13-27 when their opponent allows 5 runs or more in their previous game. Texas is outstanding on offense, fourth in baseball in runs scored, fifth in slugging. The Rangers are rested after splitting a doubleheader in Atlanta two days ago. Texas is 15-5 against winning teams, 8-2 after a defeat and 9-1 following an off day. Rangers lefty Martin Perez has turned things around by ripping off six straight wins in as many starts. The Rangers are on a 10-4 run at home and have taken four of the last five here against New York, so back the home dog. Play Texas.