It all comes down to this. Win, and they’ll live to fight another day. Lose, and the next time we see them will be in late-February. The Rangers have massively outplayed the Yankees all series long, but CC Sabathia on the mound with Mariano Rivera available for up to seven outs is a recipe capable of curing all ills, at least for a day. Just win this game and get it to Texas, figure it out from there.
I’m not ready for the season to end yet, so let’s do this thing. Here are the lineups…
Rangers
1. Elvis Andrus, SS
2. Michael Young, 3B
3. Josh Hamilton, CF
4. Vlad Guerrero, DH
5. Nelson Cruz, RF
6. Ian Kinsler, 2B
7. Jeff Francoeur, RF
8. Matt Treanor, C
9. Mitch Moreland, 1B
C.J. Wilson (15-8, 3.35 ERA)
Yankees
1. Derek Jeter, SS
2. Nick Swisher, RF
3. Robbie Cano, 2B
4. Alex Rodriguez, 3B
5. Marcus Thames, DH
6. Lance Berkman, 1B
7. Jorge Posada, C
8. Curtis Granderson, CF
9. Brett Gardner, LF
CC Sabathia (21-7, 3.18 ERA)
First pitch is scheduled for 4:07pm ET, and the game can be seen on TBS. Aaron Boone and Bucky Dent are throwing out the ceremonial first pitches, so let’s hope some of their luck rubs off. Enjoy the game, go Yankees.
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