The set-up: Mashairo Tanaka has gotten out to a better start for the Yankees than Blake Snell has had for the Rays. Tanaka is 0-0 with a 3.80 ERA, while Snell is 0-0 with a 5.40 ERA. The Yanks come off a four-game split with the Phillies, while the Rays stumbled against the Red Sox yesterday. New York is 9-3 and Tampa is 5-7. This is a series that the Rays would have had circled at the start of the year though and we expect them to come to play today.

The pick: Additionally note that Snell has been at his best vs. New York at home, going 2-1 with a 2.08 ERA in five starts vs. them there. Off their 5-0 home loss to Boston on Wednesday and with an extra day off to prepare and focus, look for TAMPA to come out firing today.

This is a 10* COACH'S CORNER on the Tampa Bay Rays.