The Rays-Yankees Series Is Showing How Tight The Battle For A.L. East Really Is?

Coming into this afternoon's A.L. East clash at Yankees Stadium. the New York Yankees have managed to pull off two wins against their red-hot rivals in the Tampa Bay Rays, as they have a chance at possibly stabilizing things by winning the series today. They will do so, by sending Gerrit Cole to the mound for a matinee if the rain holds off. It goes without saying that Yankee fans would certainly appreciate a three out of four series victory against the pesky Rays and it would help everyone in the Yankee universe forget the horrendous stretch that the Bronx Bombers endured for the last week .

Yankee fans will see Cole on the hill this afternoon, as he is coming off a very phenomenal performance during a May 12th road start against the Rays. In that start, he went 8.0 innings and only allowed 4 hits in that outing. Cole also did not allow any walk and managed to hurl 106 total pitches. What does the Yankee ace have in store for this afternoon's duel at Yankees Stadium?