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River Ave. Blues ยป Game 14: For The Sweep

Game 14: For The Sweep

April 18, 2013 by Mike 669 Comments

Update: Jeter has small crack in ankle, out until after All-Star break
Murphy goes deep three times in Trenton loss
(Elsa/Getty)
Fun Fact: Non-Hughes Yankees pitchers have allowed just one homer at Yankee Stadium this year. That was Paul Goldschmidt’s blast off CC Sabathia last night. (Elsa/Getty)

The Yankees pulled off their first improbable win last night, at least in the sense that for most of the game, it didn’t feel like they had much of a chance. Wade Miley was on cruise control, the Diamondbacks scored some runs early … that kind of stuff makes a game feel like a loss in a hurry. Instead, the offense came through late and here we are looking at a potential sweep.

Of course, to get that sweep the Yankees will have to rely on Phil Hughes, who hasn’t pitched well at all this season. If that’s not enough, they’re also going to have to overcome left-hander Patrick Corbin, who will be on the bump for Arizona. The Yankees come into the game with a wimpy little 58 wRC+ as a team against southpaws, so they’re really going to earn this sweep if they manage to pull it off. Here’s the starting lineup…

  1. CF Brett Gardner
  2. LF Vernon Wells
  3. 2B Robinson Cano
  4. 1B Kevin Youkilis
  5. DH Ben Francisco
  6. C Frankie Cervelli
  7. RF Ichiro Suzuki
  8. SS Eduardo Nunez
  9. 3B Jayson Nix

And on the mound is the right-hander Phil Hughes.

Tonight’s game is scheduled to start at 7:05pm ET and can be seen on YES. Enjoy.

Update: Jeter has small crack in ankle, out until after All-Star break
Murphy goes deep three times in Trenton loss

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