Gerrit Cole’s first start this season was against the Tampa Bay Rays on May 22nd. In the outing he gave up just two hits with one of those being to Cedric Mullins. Mullins added on a hit against the Yankees bullpen, and lifetime is hitting .333 against Cole in a big sample size with eleven hits. Take Mullins over on his combination line.

Gerrit Cole came back from Tommy John surgery in May and tossed 12.2 scoreless innings over his first two starts. In his last six starts, Cole has been shaky, posting a 5.70 ERA with eight homers allowed in 30 innings. He owns a bottom-4 percent whiff rate across MLB and a 22.8 percent strikeout rate, Cole's lowest since 2016. The Rays are 32-13 at home, where starter Shane McClanahan is 5-1 with a 2.21 ERA. Over the past 15 days, the Yankees rank dead last with an OPS of .544. Back the Rays in the third game of this pivotal series.