The Yankees and Rays have split the first two games of this three-game series, so tonight’s rubber match will determine whether the Bombers go home tonight on the heels of a 4-2 road trip or a 3-3 road trip. They’ve won ten of 14 games since the ugly 1-4 start, and the good news is that Tampa is throwing right-hander Alex Cobb tonight. Right-hander is the key word there. The Yankees don’t pose much threat to left-handers these days, but they have absolutely demolished righties (147 wRC+) in the early going. Hopefully that continues against Mr. Cobb. Here’s the starting nine…
- CF Brett Gardner
- LF Ichiro Suzuki
- 2B Robinson Cano
- DH Travis Hafner
- C Frankie Cervelli
- 1B Lyle Overbay
- SS Eduardo Nunez
- RF Brennan Boesch
- 3B Jayson Nix
And on the mound is the Louisiana-born and Texas-raised left-hander, Andy Pettitte.
Tonight’s series finale is scheduled to start at 7:10pm ET and can be seen on YES. Enjoy.
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