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New York Yankees Send Colon To Hill Against Tampa Bay
New York Yankees fans are getting very nervous about the recent pitching of veteran Bartolo Colon. He’ll face the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night in Game 2 of this 4-game series.
First pitch from Tropicana Field will be at 4:10 p.m. (PT). Well rested Jeremy Hellickson goes for the Rays.
New York (55-37) began this series on Monday night trailing the Red Sox by 1.5 games in the AL East. Tampa (50-43) is seven back.
The Monday result was still pending with the Yanks a 130 favorite behind A.J. Burnett. The Rays were tired heading into that game, playing a 16-inning marathon with Boston on Sunday night (1-0 loss).
New York is 2-2 since the All-Star break, winning the last two at Toronto after dropping the first two. Tampa lost two of three overall hosting the Red Sox.
Colon (6-5, 3.47 ERA) pitched last Thursday in Toronto, surrendering eight runs while lasting less than an inning. Fortunately for his ERA, only three runs were earned, but it still ended in a 16-7 loss.
The 38-year-old right-hander said he’s still thinking about his hamstring, although it doesn’t hurt. That injury caused him to miss a few weeks in June.
Colon was one of the surprise stories in baseball, but has seen his ERA rise from 2.88 in his last two starts. He also allowed five runs over 5 2/3 innings against Tampa in his final start before the break. That’s his only appearance versus the Rays this year.
Colon is 3-1 with a 3.52 ERA in nine lifetime starts at Tropicana Field. However, the last one came in 2009 while with the White Sox.
Hellickson (8-7, 3.21 ERA) hasn’t made a start since July 3. He was scheduled to face the Yankees on July 8, but was rained out. The rest could be good timing with the rookie at over 103 innings on the year.
The 24-year-old did finally get some run support in his last outing, an 8-3 win over St. Louis. The team scored one total run in his prior four starts, going 0-4 despite having three quality starts.
The right-hander has pitched well everywhere, but even better at home with batters hitting .204 and his ERA 2.94. The team is 3-4 in his home starts, run support an issue again, with the ‘under’ going 6-1.
This is Hellickson’s first start against the Yankees this year. He did face them in a relief appearance at the Bronx last season, getting the win despite allowing two earned runs over 3 1/3 innings.
New York is 3-2 against Tampa Bay this year with 13 games still to play. The teams split a 2-game series in Florida in May. The Rays went 5-4 in home games versus New York last year.
Tampa Bay has a much worse record at home (22-23) than on the road (28-20). Team profits follow suit at -8.2 units at home and +10.3 away.
The ‘under’ is a whopping 31-13-1 in Tampa’s home games this year. The offense is mostly to blame, scoring 3.36 runs per game there, second-worst in the AL behind Seattle.
New York is 25-18 on the road, translating into +5.4 units. The ‘under’ is 16-5-1 in New York’s last 22 away games. Its road ERA is an impressive 3.38, ranked third in the AL.
The Yankees are playing without third baseman Alex Rodriguez (.852 OPS), going 4-2 since he went on the DL. Tampa Bay outfielder Matt Joyce (.874 OPS) was questionable on Monday after being relegated to pinch-hitting duties on Sunday. Both players are dealing with knee injuries.
Weather is not a factor inside the domed stadium. Tampa will end this series with its two horses, David Price and James Shields. The Yanks will counter with Freddy Garcia and ace CC Sabathia.
New York Yankees fans are getting very nervous about the recent pitching of veteran Bartolo Colon. He’ll face the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night in Game 2 of this 4-game series.
First pitch from Tropicana Field will be at 4:10 p.m. (PT). Well rested Jeremy Hellickson goes for the Rays.
New York (55-37) began this series on Monday night trailing the Red Sox by 1.5 games in the AL East. Tampa (50-43) is seven back.
The Monday result was still pending with the Yanks a 130 favorite behind A.J. Burnett. The Rays were tired heading into that game, playing a 16-inning marathon with Boston on Sunday night (1-0 loss).
New York is 2-2 since the All-Star break, winning the last two at Toronto after dropping the first two. Tampa lost two of three overall hosting the Red Sox.
Colon (6-5, 3.47 ERA) pitched last Thursday in Toronto, surrendering eight runs while lasting less than an inning. Fortunately for his ERA, only three runs were earned, but it still ended in a 16-7 loss.
The 38-year-old right-hander said he’s still thinking about his hamstring, although it doesn’t hurt. That injury caused him to miss a few weeks in June.
Colon was one of the surprise stories in baseball, but has seen his ERA rise from 2.88 in his last two starts. He also allowed five runs over 5 2/3 innings against Tampa in his final start before the break. That’s his only appearance versus the Rays this year.
Colon is 3-1 with a 3.52 ERA in nine lifetime starts at Tropicana Field. However, the last one came in 2009 while with the White Sox.
Hellickson (8-7, 3.21 ERA) hasn’t made a start since July 3. He was scheduled to face the Yankees on July 8, but was rained out. The rest could be good timing with the rookie at over 103 innings on the year.
The 24-year-old did finally get some run support in his last outing, an 8-3 win over St. Louis. The team scored one total run in his prior four starts, going 0-4 despite having three quality starts.
The right-hander has pitched well everywhere, but even better at home with batters hitting .204 and his ERA 2.94. The team is 3-4 in his home starts, run support an issue again, with the ‘under’ going 6-1.
This is Hellickson’s first start against the Yankees this year. He did face them in a relief appearance at the Bronx last season, getting the win despite allowing two earned runs over 3 1/3 innings.
New York is 3-2 against Tampa Bay this year with 13 games still to play. The teams split a 2-game series in Florida in May. The Rays went 5-4 in home games versus New York last year.
Tampa Bay has a much worse record at home (22-23) than on the road (28-20). Team profits follow suit at -8.2 units at home and +10.3 away.
The ‘under’ is a whopping 31-13-1 in Tampa’s home games this year. The offense is mostly to blame, scoring 3.36 runs per game there, second-worst in the AL behind Seattle.
New York is 25-18 on the road, translating into +5.4 units. The ‘under’ is 16-5-1 in New York’s last 22 away games. Its road ERA is an impressive 3.38, ranked third in the AL.
The Yankees are playing without third baseman Alex Rodriguez (.852 OPS), going 4-2 since he went on the DL. Tampa Bay outfielder Matt Joyce (.874 OPS) was questionable on Monday after being relegated to pinch-hitting duties on Sunday. Both players are dealing with knee injuries.
Weather is not a factor inside the domed stadium. Tampa will end this series with its two horses, David Price and James Shields. The Yanks will counter with Freddy Garcia and ace CC Sabathia.
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