The Yankees and Blue Jays are virtually tied in the standings. They’re both competing for the AL East title and the second wildcard spot (the Angels have run away with the top spot already), so these head-to-head matchups are incredibly important. The Yankees have won 16 straight over the Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium dating back to 2012, so, needless to say, let’s hope that extend that streak to 17 games tonight. Here is the Blue Jays lineup and here is the Yankees lineup:
- LF Brett Gardner
- SS Derek Jeter
- CF Jacoby Ellsbury
- DH Carlos Beltran
- 1B Brian McCann
- 3B Chase Headley
- RF Ichiro Suzuki
- 2B Brian Roberts
- C Frankie Cervelli
RHP Hiroki Kuroda
It’s nice and sunny in New York. Wonderful weather for baseball. Tonight’s game is scheduled to begin at 7:05pm ET and can be seen on My9 locally and, depending on where you live, MLB Network nationally. Enjoy the game.
Updates: Mark Teixeira (lat) feels “really good” but has not yet swung a bat. He doesn’t know when he will return to the lineup and Joe Girardi said they will have more information by Sunday. With Teixeira banged up and an eight-man bullpen, the Yankees only have a two-man bench (Brendan Ryan and Zelous Wheeler) … in case you missed it earlier, Chris Capuano was added to the active roster and will start tomorrow. Shane Greene will start Sunday, Chase Whitley is in the bullpen, and Chris Leroux has been designated for assignment.
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