BEST LINE: Pinnacle +158

POSTED AT 11:25 AM EST.

Vidal Nuno has an ugly 4.97 ERA after appearing in 13 games, 10 as a starter. Nuno got off to a very rocky start and in fact, after his April 20th start, he had an ERA of 6.75. Since then he’s been able to shave off nearly two runs per game on his ERA and over his last five starts covering 30 innings, he’s posted an ERA of 3.60. Nuno has a BB/K split of 4/23 over that same span of 30 innings and if not for an unlucky 69% strand rate his numbers would be even better. Pitching much better and with more confidence than he had when he first came up, Nuno offers up some nice value here against Jesse Chavez.

Jesse Chavez started the season in fine form. He had a 1.89 ERA and 0.95 WHIP inn April. Since then, he has been more mediocre than dominant. His skills over the last month were poor and they are showing no signs of improving. Chavez continues to pitch well against RH bats but he can’t get lefties out consistently and that’s a problem here. Lefties are hitting .292 against Chavez with a SLG% of .400 and an OPS of .755. Risk averse bettors should definitely avoid him today because the Yanks will send out a lefty-heavy lineup that includes Brett Gardiner, Brian McCann, Kelly Johnson, Yangervis Solarte, Jacoby Ellsbury and Ichiro Suzuki. Mark Teixeira is a switch hitter also and is questionable for today’s game. Still, the Yanks are loaded on the left side, they’ve won four of five and at this price against Chavez they are very worthy of backing.