This is a 6* BIG-CHALK CHOKE-OUT on the New York Yankees (4:05 EST).

We think that the "Evil Empire" will build off its victory last night. The Yanks go with Masahiro Tanaka (6-2, 4.62 ERA) who gave up one run off three hits while striking out eight over six innings in a victory over the hard-hitting Angels on Sunday. That's two straight wins for Tanaka and while his 4.62 ERA is nothing to write home about, the hard-throwing right-hander does own an elite 1.09 WHIP and has 58 strikeouts over 62.1 innings of work. Also note that Tanaka is 1-0 with a 3.00 ERA in all "day" games to this point. The home side goes with Kevin Gausman (3-4, 4.31) who gave up seven runs off six hits and two walks over just 2.2 innings in a loss to the Rays on Sunday, striking out one. After a decent little stretch, Gausman has now allowed six runs of more in two of his last three starts and note that he's 1-2 with a 7.85 ERA in all day games. Sometimes a favorite is a favorite for a reason and in this case, we feel that Tanaka and the hard-hitting visiting side could/should easily be much larger ones. Lay the price, play on NEW YORK.

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