The set­up: This series features a couple of interesting match­ups on the mound and this is definitely one of them in my opinion. All signs point to a classic "duel" and that runs will be at an extreme premium. The visitors go with ace Blake Snell, while the Yankees go with former­ace Masahiro Tanaka.

The teams: Snell is so far 13­5 with a 2.18 ERA. Snell returned tom the ten­day DL and looked sharp in a victory over the Jays last Friday. Snell will be given the green light here and have the leash taken off in the Big Apple, note that he's a very respectable 4­2 with a 2.93 ERA in all "day" games. Tanaka is so far 9­3 with a 4.08 ERA. Tanaka comes in off a couple of strong outings and his 1.07 WHIP and 109 strikeouts over 103 innings of work suggest he'll be able to finish the regular season on a high. Note that he's 2­0 with a 3.80 ERA in all "day" games this season.

The pick: Snell's been better overall than Tanaka this year, but the home side hurler catches a break in this one facing the Rays' anemic line­up. I'm expecting these two starters to go deep into the latter innings and for this one to to fall "under" at the end of the night.