It’s early, but the Yankees have yet to sweep a non-rain-interrupted series this year. They had a chance to sweep the Diamondbacks last week before dropping the finale in extra innings, and they’ll have another chance to sweep a three-game series today. There would be no better time for that first sweep of the year than this afternoon, against a Blue Jays team that fancies itself a contender following a big offseason. They’ve been wholly unimpressive in the early going — only the Marlins (-42) and Astros (-33) have a worse run differential than Toronto (-32) — but I think we all know that could turn around in a hurry.
Here’s the lineup that will face right-hander Josh Johnson, one of the Jays’ biggest offseason addition both figuratively and literally (he’s listed at 6-foot-7 and 250 lbs.)…
- CF Brett Gardner
- 2B Robinson Cano
- LF Vernon Wells
- DH Travis Hafner
- 1B Lyle Overbay
- SS Eduardo Nunez
- RF Ichiro Suzuki
- 3B Jayson Nix
- C Chris Stewart
And on the mound for the Yankees is right-hander Ivan Nova, who is seeking his second straight victory. This afternoon’s game is scheduled to start at 1:07pm ET and can be seen on YES. Enjoy.
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