Well you butter my biscuits, we've got quite the baseball bonanza ahead of us. Testing their might under the dimmed dome of Tropicana Field, the New York Yankees duel the Tampa Bay Rays.
Let's talk turkey -- Nestor Cortes Jr. is holding the mound for the Yankees. Showing some spunk this season with a fancy 3.45 ERA and dealing K's like a blackjack dealer, with 8.7 Strikeouts-per-nine-innings. Then we have the Rays' rookie maestro, Shane Baz. Kid's got energy, but as his damp 4.50 ERA suggests, he might be feeling the heat.
Residents of the Big Apple surely recognize the might of Aaron "Better believe it ain't" Judge leading the Yankees. He's a verified RBI factory with a batting average that's impressive even for his standards, and don't forget Ben "Uncooked" Rice with his 0.250 batting average and 14 RBIs.
Rays fans are no strangers to star power either. Ben "No Rort-Regret" Rortvedt comes up to bat boasting a 0.357 batting average with 16 RBIs to his name, along with Amed Rosario who has a knack for stealing bases.
The Yankees and the Rays have a history thicker than my aunt's fruitcake. Scraps dating back to May show both teams trading blows, with last five games going 3-2 in favor of the Yankees.
This year's Regular Season Record puts the Yankees comfortably ahead with 56 wins compared to the Rays' 45, and the recent results give the Yanks a slight edge too.
All right, my friends, it's time for the bottom line.
Albert’s Prediction: New York Yankees by 2