Had dinner with Joey Chestnut last night. I ordered dogs and a beer, he ordered the salad and Pepto-Bismol. Bonded, had a couple of Maalox moments but, man, the breath on that guy.

The Yankees and Rays are playing a four-game set at Tampa Bay. First-place Yanks have a 7 ¹/₂-game lead on the Rays after winning Thursday’s opener. Rays, looking to narrow the gap, go with Brendan McKay. Young lefty was called up from Triple-A Durham last week and made the most of his MLB debut, shutting out the Rangers for six innings. Put to the test facing the Bombers lineup. Yanks’ Masahiro Tanaka didn’t last a full inning in London. Removed faster than Alex Morgan can sip a cup of English tea after he allowed six runs to the Red Sox in an eventual Yankees win. Tanaka limited opponents to two runs over 15 innings in his previous two starts. Rebounds, but we will back the Rays for 20 units.

Happy Holiday! Rougned Odor hit two homers. Lance Lynn pitched seven strong innings and the Rangers clipped the Angels 9-3. Victory returns us to +140 figgins.