The Yankees are coming into this game with an 80-59 record this season and now they are a half game behind the Orioles who lead the AL East. The Yankees have not been playing well recently as they have lost 3 of their last 4 games, but they have a chance to get back on track by winning this series so they will be pushing for the win here to keep on pace with the Orioles. They are going up against a Rangers team that is 66-73 this season and has been playing well in their recent games. They have won 3 of their last 4 as well as 6 of their last 8 games, but their last 2 series have also been against awful teams in the A's and the White Sox. Nathan Eovaldi is starting for the Rangers in this game and he is 10-7 with a 3.60 ERA this season. He has been a consistent starter for them since coming to the team, but he did not have a good August. He is coming off of a great start which he allowed no runs in 7 innings, but that was also against the White Sox who are the worst team in the MLB this season. He has allowed at least 3 earned runs in 5 of his last 6 starts and he has actually been worse at home recently as well. He has allowed at least 2 earned runs in each of his last 4 home starts, allowing at least 5 earned runs in 2 of those, and he has also allowed 9 runs total in his last 2 starts at home alone. His only start against the Yankees this season was also in August, allowing 3 earned runs in just 3 innings pitched. Marcus Stroman is starting for the Yankees in this game and he is 10-6 with a 3.81 ERA this season. He has been pitching well recently as he has allowed 2 earned runs or less in 3 of his last 4 starts, allowing no more than 3 earned runs in any of those, and he has also been pitching deep into his starts as well. He has also been good on the road, allowing 1 earned run or less in 2 of his last 3 road starts, and he only allowed 1 earned run in 5 innings against the Rangers back in August. The Yankees have been in a bit of a slump recently but they have been winning games with Stroman recently and even their offense has scored 16 runs in his last 2 starts alone. This is a good spot for them to bounce back and win this series. The Yankees will win this game.