Gina

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009 7:05 p.m. est.

New York Yankees (61-38) at Tampa Bay Rays (54-46)
(L) CC Sabathia (10-6) vs. (L) Scott Kazmir (4-6)

New York's CC Sabathia (10-6, 3.67), is 7-1 with a 2.63 ERA in 12 career starts against Tampa Bay and is 6-4 with a 3.33 ERA in 11 road starts this season.

Tampa Bay's Scott Kazmir (4-6, 6.69 ERA), is 5-4 with a 2.65 ERA in 13 career outings, including 12 starts against the Yankees, 4-1 with a 1.49 ERA over his last seven starts against them. However, the lefthander is 1-3 with a 9.50 ERA in seven starts at Tropicana Field this season.
Let's go with the hot bats of the Yankees again tonight with their ace left-hander CC Sabathia on the hill. New York has won 11 of their last 12 games and is 9-3 in its last 12 on the road. They have won five of the last 7 games against the Rays in the Sunshine State.

New York Yankees -145