Tampa Bay at New York

Derek Jeter took care of business in a big way yesterday, posting five hits to surpass 3,000 on his career. The pressure is now off and I expect the Yankees to play lose and get the win today. They go with CC Sabathia (12-4, 2.90 ERA) here who has something to prove. Despite leading the league in wins, he was snubbed for an All-Star spot. In his last three starts, Sabathia has struck out 33 while allowing just 1 run in 22 and two-third innings. That's good for a 0.40 ERA. Tampa Bay is a very good road team, but they are running into a Yankees team that is 29-19 in this building. The Rays take care of business vs. weak teams but they are just 42-63 on the road vs. winning teams the past three seasons. Sabathia has posted a career 138-64 mark vs. AL teams that score under 4.8 runs per game. Finally, the Yankees simply win when the sun is out. They are 25-5 this season in day games. Take New York here.