Thanks to Isaac Paredes’ three-home run night, the New York Yankees won’t have the opportunity to use their brooms against the Tampa Bay Rays for the second week in a row. They’ll still have an opportunity to use their shovels, however, as they look to snatch a series win on the road against their divisional rivals tonight at Tropicana Field and continue to bury them deep in the AL East division race.
Jordan Montgomery (3-1, 2.72 ERA, 3.54 FIP) gets the ball for the Yankees. After not recording his first win of the season until late May due to a absolute lack of run support, Monty has earned the W in three of his last four wins, thanks to the offense finally showing up when he’s on the mound; they’ve scored eight or more runs in all three starts.